Police free man in Barcelona held for ten days over 500 kg cocaine debt
A man held for ten days in Barcelona was freed by police following a kidnapping linked to the theft of 500 kilos of cocaine.
Barcelona police free kidnapping victim in connection with major cocaine theft
The National Police freed a man in Barcelona who had been held for ten days, according to reports from Google News ES — Crime (es). The kidnapping was motivated by the so-called "vuelco" of a shipment of 500 kilos of cocaine, a practice in which one criminal gang steals drugs from another criminal organisation.
The victim was located and released by officers following a police operation whose exact scope has not been officially specified. Authorities have not detailed the number of arrests or the exact circumstances of the rescue.
"Vuelcos" of large drug hauls frequently generate violent reprisals between drug trafficking organisations, including the kidnapping of people linked, directly or indirectly, to the loss of the merchandise. Barcelona has recorded several cases in recent years of kidnappings related to disputes between drug distribution networks.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)