A group of assailants specializing in kidnappings and robberies of cryptocurrency investors broke into the home of the businessman, identified as the head of CryptoSpain, in the Ciudalcampo urbanization. The criminals held the man, his partner, and his children for hours, subjecting them to threats and physical assault.
Under duress, they forced the businessman to make a transfer of over one million euros in crypto assets. According to investigations, the gang, composed of six Venezuelan nationals aged between 25 and 35, used brutal methods to obtain access keys to digital wallets and steal funds and valuables.
“"The Police indicated that the group acted “without any scruples” and prolonged the assaults to psychologically break down the victims."
Investigators describe the cell as a quasi-paramilitary structure, with an assault team and members who surveilled the surroundings and monitored police movements. They received information from abroad about future victims, primarily related to cryptocurrency investments and with high purchasing power.
A detained woman played a key role, using dating apps to lure businessmen and tourists with financial resources to tourist apartments rented by the organization, thus facilitating the assaults. During searches in Madrid, Murcia, and Camarma de Esteruelas, simulated weapons, frequency jammers, duplicate license plates, synthetic drugs, luxury watches, and cash were seized. Three of the detainees have already been jailed.
This investigation represents one of the first major police operations against structures linked to the Tren de Aragua in Madrid, a criminal organization born in Venezuela that has spread in recent years to several countries in America and Europe.
