Three Canadian soldiers arrested in Toronto crypto kidnapping investigation

Seven people, including three members of the Canadian Armed Forces, have been arrested in a Toronto kidnapping investigation involving an attempt to steal cryptocurrency, with police filing 82 criminal charges. Summary Three Canadian Armed Forces members are among seven people arrested in a Toronto kidnapping investigation involving an attempt to steal cryptocurrency. Police have laid 82 criminal charges after suspects allegedly abducted and assaulted a man in July to gain access to his digital assets and business security systems. Investigators recovered approximately 2,500 rounds of stolen military ammunition, along with firearms, GPS tracking devices and illegal drugs. Canada’s Department of National Defence has launched a separate military police investigation and is reviewing its ammunition inventory controls. According to a CTV News report citing Toronto police, the investigation began after a man was abducted on July 25 near Finch and Bayview avenues, where suspects allegedly assaulted him and tried to gain access to his digital assets and business security systems. Police later recovered approximately 2,500 rounds of ammunition belonging to the Canadian Armed Forces, along ...