Overview

• The 17-year-old, the son of a local produce entrepreneur, was released after roughly 24 hours and told police he was treated well.
• Prosecutor Francesco Puleio said no money was requested and excluded extortion, keeping open lines that include intimidation tied to the family’s business, drug-linked actors, and possible staging of the kidnapping.
• Surveillance footage recorded two Panda cars linked to the abduction, and witnesses told investigators the assailants operated in two vehicles.
• Accounts diverge on whether the captors were hooded and whether they spoke with a local accent, which authorities are now verifying against testimony and video.
• Reports differ on how the youth reached authorities after release, with initial accounts citing a friend and later reports describing help from a passing motorist, and no asset freeze has been ordered on the family.