The incident occurred on December 15, 2024 in the South Kuta district.
Bali police are investigating the high-profile kidnapping and robbery of a Ukrainian by a group of nine Russians.
About this local publication dentikbali reported, citing a local police representative.
According to law enforcement, the attackers likely forced the man to transfer more than $214,000 in cryptocurrency from his account.
The Ukrainian was driving a car with his driver when their car was suddenly blocked by other vehicles.
A group of attackers forcibly pulled the passenger and driver out of the car, blindfolded them, and handcuffed them. The abductees were then taken to a villa where they were asked to provide access to their cryptocurrency account.
“They beat the victim and forced her to open her Binance account, which allowed them to confiscate crypto assets worth $214,429,” a police spokesman said.
Law enforcement officers have already detained one of the suspects,who is called the leader of the criminal group. He tried to flee to Dubai. The other suspects are wanted.
It is known that the victim and his wife filed two reports of the crime with the police, but they did not initially open a criminal case. Only after the media coverage was the investigation launched.
Recall that in Warsaw, a group of men posing as police officers entered a house where three Ukrainian women were staying and stole a significant amount of money. The attackers had a fake search warrant with them.
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