A Bitcoin transaction gone fallacious led to an armed theft Monday night, Winnipeg police mentioned.
In keeping with police, the 19-year-old sufferer was held at gunpoint, assaulted, tied up and pushed round by the suspect, after making a pre-arranged Bitcoin transaction by way of social media.
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When the automobile ultimately stopped, police mentioned, the person hopped out and ran for assist.
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Broadway later that night, and charged with a number of firearms offences, in addition to armed theft, forcible confinement, uttering threats, and failing to adjust to an enterprise.
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