Four suspects have been arrested by Montreal police in connection with the kidnapping and confinement of a couple in their 20s on March 10, in order to steal cryptocurrency, credit cards, and other goods.
Montreal police (SPVM) said on Monday that the first three suspects, who are aged 18 and 19, were arrested on May 8 in Montreal.
They appeared at the courthouse to face charges including kidnapping, forcible confinement, robbery and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
The fourth suspect in the case, a 21-year-old, was arrested at Calgary International Airport on Friday after fleeing Quebec. He is due to be sent back to Montreal this week to appear in court.
The SPVM also reported that searches in Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles and Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve boroughs resulted in the seizure of a loaded firearm, ammunition, and a device for converting a pistol into an automatic weapon (Glock switch).
According to the police account of events on March 10, a man and a woman in their 20s were “lured into an ambush” in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.
Late in the evening, armed and hooded suspects appeared and ordered them into two separate vehicles.
A few hours later, the two victims were found in Dorval, one with facial injuries.
Both victims are currently “doing well,” said the SPVM.
The kidnappers allegedly succeeded in robbing the couple of nearly $25,000 in cryptocurrency, credit cards and certain goods that the victims had in their possession.
The investigation is ongoing, with the SPVM indicating the possible involvement of other individuals.
Anyone with information can call 911 or their local police station. They can also contact Info-Crime Montréal anonymously and confidentially at 514-393-1133 or via the reporting form available on infocrimemontreal.ca.
-This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews