The hostages had been brought to Spain by his captors by hiding in the ceiling of a container of vegetables
The authors, two brothers also Moroccan nationals have been arrested for alleged crimes against the rights of foreign citizens, illegal detention, threats and criminal conspiracy
The Guardia Civil Murcia has developed in recent weeks an operation called "CHAYEB" which has resulted in the arrest in the town of Totana two Moroccan individuals for alleged crimes against the rights of Foreign Citizens (favoring illegal immigration), illegal detention, threats and criminal conspiracy.
The victims, two of the detainees now compatriots, had reached Spain via the port of Algeciras and Tangier from after the arrestees will facilitate the entrance, in exchange for a financial benefit, hiding in the ceiling of a vegetable container was bound for the Region of Murcia.
After arriving in Spain and by his own account, the hostages remained held against his will for two weeks, locked in a house located in the town of the town of Totana.
According to research, the purpose of the kidnapping would have been to increase the amount due by facilitating the arrival of his two compatriots to Italy, because each passing day until his transfer to the transalpine country had agreed with the family of the two kidnapped payment of a certain amount of money.
A "hideout" in housing
After being informed of the facts and identify the purpose of confinement housing, Civil Guard performed therein, with court approval, the relevant entry and search, confirming the incident and proceeded to the arrest of suspects.
In the house was found, moreover, the existence of an interior or "hideout" in the stairwell where he allegedly suspected of illegal detention were confined for several hours at one of his victims after discovering he had tried to escape his abduction.
Detained
As part of the operation has proceeded to arrest on suspicion of crimes against the rights of foreign citizens (favoring illegal immigration), illegal detention, threats and criminal conspiracy, of those identified as:
- Moroccan 28-year-old resident Totana (Murcia).
- Moroccan, age 21 and resident in Totana (Murcia).
One detainee detention has a criminal record.
Detainees and proceedings initiated have been made available to the Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 1 of Totana (Murcia).
