A barber was arrested by the civil police of Mato Grosso, suspected of being responsible for detonating a homemade bomb in a supermarket, after attempting to extort the owner of the establishment for payment in bitcoin.
He expected to receive R$300,000 in payment and gave the supermarket owner the limit until the afternoon of April 4. Because the owner of the establishment was not paying much attention, a homemade bomb exploded in a store, injuring two people, including a seven-year-old child.
Last Wednesday (12), Civil Police executed warrants against the suspect at his residence, where more evidence of his involvement in the explosion was found. Among them were seized items used in the manufacture of explosives, such as gunpowder, an electronic remote detonation mechanism, ammunition, motorcycles and other items used in the crime.
Barber planned to extort “those who have money” by asking for bitcoin as payment
The case in Rondonópolis marked the city, with a population of 239 thousand, according to the IBGE with data from 2021. This is because the crime seriously injured a seven-year-old child and another person, in addition to minor injuries to other customers.
According to the government of Mato Grosso do Sul, the crime started early on April 4, around 8:30 am. At that time, the customer service of a supermarket chain in Rondonópolis received messages via an app from a person claiming to be “member of an organization that commits very violent actions” and demanding payment of R$300,000 in Bitcoin, under penalty of an attack on the company’s stores.
On the same day, around 6 p.m., an explosive device was detonated in one of the chain’s stores, located in the Vila Operária district.
After the explosion, the author of the message contacted the company’s customer service again and again demanded payment under penalty of another attack.

Activated, the Civil Police advised the store to close all units immediately to prevent further incidents. Another home-made bomb that had not yet exploded was found in another store and the officers managed to defuse it.
However, the homemade bomb turned out to be sophisticated, with remote activation and very dangerous.
The 33-year-old hairdresser had no criminal record
The author is a barber, age 33, and had no police passes, but confessed to the crime. According to the civil police investigation, he meticulously planned the crime and gave details of the execution.
The investigation revealed that he started the project in October 2022, with the purchase of equipment for the bombs, choice of victim and operational planning, such as studying security cameras and escape routes.

Publicly identified only by his initials, RMDO, he confessed to placing the bombs in supermarkets on March 31, 2022.
The arrested man has been studying homemade bombs for 15 years and planned to use a bitcoin mixer to make tracking difficult
After being arrested, the man acting alone, as an isolated case, confessed to the whole crime and told in detail about his plan of action.
He even confessed to the civilian police that he had studied the production of home-made bombs for 15 years. So in 2022 he came up with a plan to harm those who have a lot of money, and the supermarket chain came to his mind because of the big move in the place. He thought that since so many people frequent the shops, he could easily infiltrate the place and plant his bombs.
The two bombs were planted at the two stores within 30 minutes of each other on March 31. After the blast, he planned to receive BRL 300,000 in bitcoin in the wallet he defined and then send the amounts to mixers, making it difficult for authorities to trace the amounts.
He told police that he detonated the bomb in the supermarket after stopping the motorcycle 60 meters from the spot. According to authorities, he claimed that after seeing the first explosion, the barber no longer had any intention of detonating the second bomb. Yet he continued with the extortion schemes and will now answer for the crimes.
Source: Live Coins

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