CCID’s crypto lab trace of cryptocurrency ransom led to arrest of suspects, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman managed to trace a ransom paid in cryptocurrency for a Malaysian man who was kidnapped in Manila, Philippines.

The trace, which was made possible by the Commercial Crime Investigation Department's (CCID) own cryptocurrency lab, led to the identification of six foreign suspects involved in the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the victim.