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Two Brits ‘demanded €1m after kidnapping terrified couple & held them prisoners for two days’ in Costa del Sol villa
TWO "dangerous" Brits are facing 11 years in jail after allegedly holding a terrified couple at gunpoint and demanding a £860,000 ransom. The accused, said to be drug dealers, allegedly kidnapped, threatened and imprisoned a husband and wife at their Costa del Sol villa for two days. Their victims...
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What happenedTwo Brits ‘demanded €1m after kidnapping terrified couple & held them prisoners for two days’ in Costa del Sol villa.
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Right / center-rightTwo Brits ‘demanded €1m after kidnapping terrified couple & held them prisoners for two days’ in Costa del Sol villa
Two Brits ‘demanded €1m after kidnapping terrified couple & held them prisoners for two days’ in Costa del Sol villa
TWO "dangerous" Brits are facing 11 years in jail after allegedly holding a terrified couple at gunpoint and demanding a £860,000 ransom. The accused, said to be drug dealers, allegedly kid...
Two Brits ‘demanded €1m after kidnapping terrified couple & held them prisoners for two days’ in Costa del Sol villa
TWO "dangerous" Brits are facing 11 years in jail after allegedly holding a terrified couple at gunpoint and demanding a £860,000 ransom. The accused, said to be drug dealers, allegedly kid...
