An Albanian and two Greeks have been arrested by the Spanish police, after being accused of kidnapping a foreign businessman in Spain for several hours.
The media reports that the incident took place on Wednesday, in Benalmádena, Costa del Sol, when the three people sent a photo of the businessman, who was pointed at the head with a pistol.
The photo was sent to a friend of his in Hungary, where 1 million euros were demanded in exchange for his release. Amazingly, within just five hours, investigators had managed to free the person and arrested the suspected perpetrators.
It seems that due to the lack of vigilance by the kidnappers, the businessman was able to send a picture taken from the window of the place where he was being held.
The photo later allowed investigators to locate the businessman, which turned out to be a large three-story villa in Benalmádena. Acting quickly, the National Police set up an extensive operation consisting of fifty police officers, who surrounded the house with the aim of rescuing the victim and arresting the perpetrators.
The police entered the property around 18:00 yesterday, where they found two firearms with ammunition, one with a silencer. The perpetrators were successfully arrested, two Greek citizens and one Albanian, aged 35, 36 and 54. The three arrested are all currently being held at the Provincial Police Station awaiting trial. The businessman was also released, who fortunately received only minor injuries.