A suspect wanted in the murder of Montreal cryptocurrency influencer Kevin Mirshahi has been arrested in Cancun, Mexico. Quebec provincial police said the man, 38, from Saint-Lazare, was detained in Cancun and will face extradition proceedings to return him to Quebec. He is charged with Mirshahi’s murder, as well as the kidnapping and forcible confinement of three other people. Investigators said Mirshahi, 25, was kidnapped on June 21, 2024, from a condo building in Old Montreal. Police believe he was killed the same day, and his body was found four months later in the Île-de-la-Visitation nature park in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Police said the arrest came after collaboration between Mexican authorities, the RCMP and Interpol. The Sûreté du Québec previously arrested three other suspects connected to the kidnapping and murder. The case also involved Mirshahi’s cryptocurrency activities. The province’s financial regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers, sought an order in 2021 to stop Mirshahi, two other individuals and a company from conducting activities covered by the Securities Act. An administrative tribunal later ruled that included bans on engaging in investment dealer or adviser activities, including promotion on social media tied to a specific cryptocurrency, after Mirshahi operated a paid Telegram group called Crypto Paradise Island. The suspect remains under arrest as Quebec police move forward with extradition proceedings.