Icelandic bitcoin heist suspect arrested in Amsterdam after leaving prison
by Cyrus Farivar from Ars Technica - All content on (#3NH7K)
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An Icelandic man accused of being involved in the Nordic country's "Big Bitcoin Heist" has been arrested in Amsterdam, after having reportedly walked out of a rural Icelandic prison recently.
According to Rob van der Veen, a spokesman for the Dutch police, Sindri Thor Stefansson was arrested Sunday around 8pm local time.
"[Stefansson] was arrested in the center of Amsterdam," van der Veen emailed Ars. "He's in custody, and the public prosecutor will have further contact with the Iceland authorities concerning the extradition."
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