National Police agents arrested nine people Kidnapping of two men in MadridAccording to the statement made by the General Directorate of Security on Friday, he was rescued from the slum by the Special Operations Group (GEO).
Victims were tricked into making appointments second hand vehicle buying and selling. Kidnappers threatened the victims They forced them into the vehicle with a firearm and escaped.. Three women and six men were arrested and are being tried for kidnapping, wounding and extortion, violence and intimidation.
Investigation into the call ‘Operation Maverick’ started on January 17He took action upon the complaint of the relatives of the victims. The kidnappers had contacted them to demand payment of some money in exchange for the release of their relatives. A payment was made, which was later recovered by the agents; and they unsuccessfully asked for a second.
The criminals stole the money they had to buy the car from the kidnapped people and the vehicle they used to go to the meeting place.
Following the investigation, the possible locations of those involved in the incident can be determined. approximately An abandoned building in the capital, This situation, which was completely occupied, made the police’s job extremely difficult.
After several negotiations between the kidnappers and the victims’ family to reach an economic agreement for the release of those held captive, on January 19, a device was set up to release the victims and arrest those involved in the kidnapping. .
GEO agents eventually intervened to gain access to the interior of the occupied building where the abductees were located and immediately began freeing them, visibly healthy.
prisoners
During the operation, 8 people, 3 of whom were in the hijacked car’s own car, were arrested on the grounds that they were responsible for kidnapping, wounding and robbery through violence and intimidation, while the ninth person was allegedly arrested four days later. events. Two of those detained have criminal records. There are six Spanish, two Colombian and one Peruvian children. Persons of legal age are between the ages of 23 and 62.
Among those arrested Ramón Santiago Jiménez, alias ‘Ramón’, 37 years oldHe was one of those convicted when he was a minor for kidnapping disabled Sandra Palo from Getafe, running over her and burning her alive in 2003.
After serving in a center for nine years, he continued his criminal activities. The last of his twenty records occurred in the summer of 2022, when the current rapper was arrested for stealing 6,000 euros from a man by spraying him with a fire extinguisher.
After those arrested were brought to justice, three men, including ‘Ramón’, were immediately imprisoned. After registering, More than 16 thousand euros in cash were seized a repeating shotgun and two vehicles. The operation is still open.