All jokes apart, nosotros saw i such campaign on Tuesday morning, when iii men armed amongst handguns entered the offices of a Canadian Bitcoin telephone commutation inward Ottawa, together with restrained 4 of its employees.
The intruders hence struck i of the employees inward the caput amongst a handgun, bespeak them to brand an outbound transaction from the cryptocurrency exchange.
H5N1 5th employee inward about other cabin, who remained unseen inward an office, called the law earlier whatsoever assets could hold upward taken, together with the robbers left empty-handed.
One of the suspects arrested after Midweek after arriving law officers saw him move into a ravine N of Colonnade Road together with deployed "extensive resources," including K-9 unit of measurement officers, to discovery him, CBC News reports.
"Police are looking for 2 additional suspects, both described equally dark males," the law says. "Investigators are likewise interested inward identifying together with speaking to a someone of involvement that was within the premise equally the suspects arrived. That someone did non rest at the scene."The suspect inward custody, identified equally 19-year-old Jimmy St-Hilaire, has been charged amongst the next offences:
- 5 counts of robbery amongst a firearm
- 5 counts of betoken a firearm
- 5 counts of forcible confinement
- Wear disguise
- Conspiracy to Commit an indictable offence
- Carry concealed weapon
- Possess firearm piece prohibited
- Possess weapon for committing an offence
- Possess loaded regulated firearm
St-Hilaire is prepare to appear inward courtroom on Jan 24, 2018. Ottawa law are instantly looking for the remaining 2 suspects.
The government conduct maintain non revealed the mention of the cryptocurrency exchange.
H5N1 similar incident happened terminal calendar month when armed robbers kidnapped a exceed executive at UK-registered crypto-exchange EXMO Finance together with allegedly stole to a greater extent than than $1.8 i M k of Ether for releasing him.
The New York District Attorney's Office charged New Bailiwick of Jersey native Louis Meza for the kidnapping together with robbery, claiming Meza held "demanded that the victim turns over his jail cellphone phone, wallet, together with keys piece belongings the victim at gunpoint."
