French arrested in Marbella after bizarre kidnapping of Dutch businessman Jamal B.
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ABROAD _MARBELLA - THE SPANISH POLICE HAVE ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE IN MARBELLA IN CONNECTION WITH THE KIDNAPPING OF DUTCH BUSINESSMAN JAMAL B. FROM ROOSENDAAL TWO YEARS AGO, THE SPANISH NEWSPAPER El Confidencial reports . At least six others are also suspects in the case.

The detainees are said to be two Frenchmen aged 37 and 42. They would be members of a violent criminal organization.

In August 2020, the man was kidnapped in a spectacular way. In a parking lot in front of a restaurant in Marbella, he was hit by two cars and dragged out of his car by eight heavily armed kidnappers dressed as policemen and taken away. His wife and five children were witnesses. Since then, every trace of the Dutchman of Moroccan origin has been missing. There are fears for his life.

At the end of January, the man's family offered a reward of 100,000 euros for the person who would give the golden tip. The anti-narcotics brigade that is investigating suspects that there is a settlement in the criminal circuit, but his wife disputes that. He may be confused with an uncle, Saïd Chaou, who is suspected of drug smuggling. In Morocco, he is still suspected of financially supporting protests in the north of the country. He was previously a member of parliament there and is a fierce critic of King Mohammed VI.