In Poppel (B), just across the border below Tilburg, a 37-year-old Dutchman was found seriously injured on Thursday afternoon. According to Dutch and Belgian media, the man had been kidnapped and tortured by people from the drug world. He would certainly be missing one finger. One suspect has been arrested. Police are looking for other suspects.
Eindhoven
The victim is a 37-year-old man from the Nijmegen region. The man is said to have been kidnapped in Eindhoven. He was dumped not far from the border in the municipality of Ravels. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries, but his life is not in danger.
A suspect in the investigation was arrested on Friday afternoon. That is a 23-year-old Belgian of Antillean descent from Lommel. The police are mainly looking for suspects in the Netherlands. The federal judicial police of Turnhout supports an ongoing investigation in the Netherlands.
Delivery truck
Omroep Brabant reported on Thursday that the police had found an abandoned van along the Aalsterweg in Eindhoven. It was examined by forensic investigators. A nearby bush has also been investigated, including with a sniffer dog. On Friday, the Dutch police announced that the van was the subject of an investigation into a kidnapping in the criminal environment.
