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Summary Police overcome electronic locks, cut way into a mansion safe room to arrest the accused.
New Zealand police broke through electronic locks and cut their way into a mansion safe room to arrest the alleged kingpin of an international internet copyright theft case and seize millions of dollars worth of cars, artwork and other goods.German national Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, was one of four men arrested on Friday in an investigation of the Megaupload.com website led by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.The group was accused of engaging in a scheme that took more than $500 million away from copyright holders and generated over $175 million in proceeds from subscriptions and advertising.A police official said on Saturday that dozens of officers, backed by helicopters, forced their way into the mansion, nestled in lush farmland, after Dotcom refused them entry.Despite our staff clearly identifying themselves, Mr Dotcom retreated into the house and activated a number of electronic-locking mechanisms, said Detective Inspector Grant Wormald from the Organised & Financial Crime Agency New Zealand.Officers broke the locks and Dotcom barricaded himself into a safe room which officers had to cut their way into, he said.
