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CASE 180  |  Chinese National  |  July 11, 2024  |  Malaysia
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DATABASE RECORD
  id                  180
  date                July 11, 2024
  original_date       July 11, 2024
  year                2024
  month               7
  quarter             2024-Q3
  victim              Chinese National
  location            Cyberjaya, Malaysia
  country             Malaysia
  scenario            Kidnapping
  description         18 people kidnap 2 victims, hold them for $1.2M ransom, get in shootout with police.
  kidnappings         0
  violence_torture    0
  drugs_alcohol       0
  weapons             0
  theft               1
  life_taken          0
  money_wanted        (null)
  coin_type           (null)
  reports             CT
  notes               kidnapped the man at one of the exit points of an expressway connecting the cities of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya on July 11, demanded 1M USDT
  has_processed_date  1
  created_at          2025-11-13 05:44:45

AI SUMMARY  [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
  **Victim:** Chinese National
  
  **Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
  
  **Attack Method:** Kidnapping
  
  **Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
  
  **Crypto Stolen:** Approximately $1.2 million
  
  **Status:** Investigation ongoing

LINKED SOURCES
  [url]  https://cointelegraph.com/news/malaysians-kidnap-chinese-demand-1-million-usdt-ransom

NOTES ON THIS FILE
  * matched to sheet row 181: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides

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ARTICLE 1
  Source   CT
  URL      https://cointelegraph.com/news/malaysians-kidnap-chinese-demand-1-million-usdt-ransom
  Origin   reported_K&R sheet, row 181, column "Articles"
  Length   1,719 chars
  Trimmed  site furniture removed on review; kept text is verbatim. Full original (1,793 chars) archived, sha256 4f9317336be7a562fb35cf909d279e390babc932e58ea80838a3ce62bbbf634a
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Malaysian kidnappers abducted Chinese man for $1M USDT: Report
Six Malaysian nationals, including a couple, have been charged with kidnapping a Chinese citizen and demanding a ransom of $1 million in USDT.
Six Malaysian nations â€” a married couple and four individuals â€” were charged with kidnapping a Chinese national and demanding a ransom of 4.44 million Malaysian ringgits ($1 million) in Tetherâ€™s USDT stablecoin.
The accused, aged between 25 and 29, allegedly kidnapped the man at one of the exit points of an expressway connecting the cities of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya on July 11. The group then demanded a ransom of 1 million TetherÂ USDT$1.00Â tokens for the victimâ€™s release.
Kidnapper demands stablecoin ransom
The charge sheet alleges the wrongful detention of the Chinese man for a ransom amounting to 1,007,696 USDT,Â accordingÂ to local media outlet Malay Mail.Â 
On Aug. 15, the six accused pleaded not guilty to the abduction charges. However, Judge Amir Effendy denied bail to the alleged kidnappers and set the next court hearing for Oct. 8. He ruled:
â€œAfter considering all arguments and the nature of the charges, the court has decided that bail will not be granted.â€_x009d_
Meanwhile, local police are also working to track down four additional suspects connected to the abduction, all of whom are members of an 18-person gang of experienced kidnappers.
A bigger syndicate of crypto kidnappers
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that four other members of the gang were shot and killed on Aug. 3 in separate encounters.
If convicted under the Kidnapping Act, the six Malaysians will face a minimum prison sentence of 30 years or a maximum of 40 years and caning.


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