A 39-year-old man was arrested by the Judiciary Police for having simulated his own abduction and asking for a ransom of 800 euros. The arrest was made in Almancil, when the now detainee was receiving the money for the alleged ransom. When he was captured, the man “used physical violence” against elements of the PJ.
The Judiciary Police said that “the suspect, through messages to the cell phone of a family member, intended to make believe that he had been abducted by drug traffickers, who would only release him unharmed after the delivery of XNUMX euros, at a specified time and place. ».
The detainee will be presented to the judicial authorities for the application of coercive measures.
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