Spanish authorities have arrested a fugitive linked to the 2025 kidnapping of Ledger co-founder David Balland. The Civil Guard detained the suspect in Benalmádena, Spain, under a French European arrest warrant.
Balland was abducted from his home in central France on January 21, 2025. Attackers demanded a ransom of 10 million euros before he was freed during a coordinated police operation.
Investigators tracked the fugitive across Valencia and Seville before the capture. This arrest concludes a significant chapter in a wave of crypto-linked attacks targeting executives throughout France in 2025.