An abduction gang who tied up a pair of flatmates before threatening to kill them during a knifepoint robbery have been jailed for a total of 81 months. The trio of thugs took over the Edinburgh home where the victims were subjected to a terrifying four-hour ordeal.
Gang member Maomar Franco, 36, was caught after a victim later went for a drink in the capital’s El Barrio nightclub and recognised him as its DJ. Alberto Castillo, 36, Alessandro Russo, 32, were traced by cops after the gang looted the victims’ flat.
They ordered one of the men to transfer money from his bank account over his phone. The thugs fled after barricading their captives in a storeroom.
