PARIS: French police on Wednesday (Jun 16) arrested a leading figure in conspiracy circles over the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl in April, as he returned to the country on a flight from Singapore after living in Malaysia.

Remy Daillet, who was travelling on the Air France flight with his pregnant partner and three children, was immediately detained on arrival at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, said an airport source, who asked not to be named.