U.K. Police Bust Alleged Drug and Sex Extortion Plot Involving Royal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}U.K. authorities have arrested two suspects for a allegedly blackmailing a member of the British royal family, according to a published report.
A 30-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were taken into custody and will appear before magistrates on one count of blackmail each, according to a Scotland Yard statement quoted in a Sunday Times of London report.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An unnamed royal allegedly received a series of calls from suspected blackmailers claiming to have videos of the person engaging in oral sex and of a royal aide snorting cocaine, according to the article.
The suspects also claimed to have evidence that the royal supplied the aide with cocaine in an envelope emblazoned with a royal seal, said the Times story.
The plotters allegedly demanded 50,000 pounds from the royal family to keep the videos and material from going public.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This would mark the first time a royal has been a victim of blackmail scheme in 100 years.