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Montreal police announced on Monday they had made four arrests in connection with the abduction, forcible confinement and robbery March 10 of a couple in their 20s.
They said a man and woman in their 20s were ambushed around 10 p.m. in the borough of Ahuntsic–Cartierville and thrown into two separate vehicles by armed men wearing hoods.
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A few hours later the couple were found in Dorval. They had been robbed of $25,000 in cryptocurrency, their credit cards and some personal possessions but apart from one victim suffering a wound to the face, they were essentially unharmed.
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Police said that three of the four suspects ages 18 and 19 were arrested on May 8 in Montreal. Search warrants were executed in the boroughs of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles and Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, and police seized a loaded firearm as well as a device that allows a semi-automatic pistol to be transformed into a fully automatic weapon (Glock switch).
The three suspects have appeared in court to face charges of abduction, forcible confinement, robbery and illegal possession of a firearm.
The fourth suspect, 21 years old, was arrested at Calgary International Airport last Friday after he fled Quebec. He will be returned to Montreal this week to face charges.
Police suspect others may have been involved in the incident and are urging anyone with information that could further the investigation to call 911, contact their local police or call Info-Crime Montreal at 514-393-1133.
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