A model and her family were reportedly held captive for several hours in a shed infested with snakes and scorpions in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Brazilian-born Luciana Curtis, her husband Enrique Gendol, and their 11-year-old child were approached by armed men and abducted as they were leaving a restaurant in an upscale neighborhood in São Paulo on November 27. Ta. new york post reported on monday:
Police said the suspects abducted the family, forced them to send money, stole their SUV and held them captive for 12 hours in a cabin containing a mattress, toilet, sink and crawling creatures.
When the couple did not return home, their older child, who did not accompany them to the restaurant, “alerted relatives.”
video footage show Law enforcement searching for family:
The hut is located In the Brasilandia district of São Paulo, post. The newspaper reported that the family was released early Thursday morning.
of post reported Police said “the gang fled, abandoning the family” while a “specialized police team” searched for them.
Police are still searching for suspects in this case. Authorities plan to charge them with kidnapping, extortion and robbery once they are found.
“Born in São Paulo, Curtis is the daughter of British businessman Malcolm Leo Curtis. She lives in New York but splits her time between São Paulo and London.” post said the article.
According to a family representative, Fox 11. said They are “safe and well” after their harrowing experience.
Brazilian businessman dies shot The BBC reported on November 8 that the incident occurred at Sao Paulo's Guarulhos Airport. The victim reportedly had ties to one of Brazil's major criminal organizations and had received death threats.
The outlet continued:
Antonio Vinicius Glitzbach recently entered into a plea deal with local prosecutors to provide information about the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), or First Capital Command.
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The PCC was formed in the early 1990s and has become one of Brazil's most feared drug organizations. However, its membership is not limited to Latin America.
“The São Paulo Organized Crime Task Force estimates that PCC will earn almost $1 billion (£773 million) from international cocaine trafficking in 2023,” the report said.
