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The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested three people suspected of kidnapping a Moroccan migrant and holding him captive for two days in a tourist apartment in the province of Castellón, eastern Spain.
During his captivity, the victim was physically assaulted and had money stolen from his bank accounts. The kidnappers also filmed him with his hands tied and sent the videos to his family in Morocco, along with a ransom demand of €30,000.
The incident occurred on March 31, when a Civil Guard patrol noticed suspicious activity in a tourist residence, prompting an immediate intervention. Security forces found the victim in a neighboring apartment, with minor injuries and clear signs of violence. He was being threatened and forced to transfer money to the kidnappers’ accounts.
According to Spanish media, the victim took advantage of his captors’ absence to free himself and jumped onto the balcony of the adjacent apartment, where he sought help from neighbors. This led to a rapid police response, resulting in his rescue and the arrest of two suspects on the spot. The third was later apprehended in the city of Castellón.
Investigations revealed that the abduction began in the town of Benicàssim, where the victim was threatened with a firearm and forced into a car. He was then held in an apartment, where he was coerced into transferring a total of €4,000 and sending video messages to pressure his family into paying the ransom.
The suspects—two Moroccan men and one Spanish national, all adults—were brought before the court, which ordered their detention pending further investigation.
