A foreign national allegedly kidnapped in Nocera Superiore over a presumed unpaid drug debt was located and freed within a few hours, in an operation that led to the arrest of three Egyptian citizens.
According to Metropolis Web, the victim was taken from a property in Nocera Superiore. A family member reported the disappearance, triggering a rapid investigation coordinated by the Salerno District Anti-Mafia Directorate.
The inquiry was carried out by the Salerno Police Mobile Squad together with the Guardia di Finanza's economic-financial police unit, including personnel from the G.I.C.O. and G.O.A. units.
The three suspects are accused of acting together in a kidnapping for extortion, with the alleged aggravating circumstance of the mafia method. They were arrested in different locations, with two tracked down after leaving the province of Salerno.
Investigators also reported that one of the suspects was irregularly present in Italy and was already subject to an expulsion order issued by the Prefecture of Salerno.
The case concerns allegations that remain subject to judicial review. The victim and the suspects have not been publicly identified, and the exact place where the victim was allegedly held has not been disclosed. The motive, the precise duration of the detention, and any possible wider criminal connections remain under investigation.