Overview

• Policía Nacional detained two men, ages 25 and 30, and placed them at the disposal of the Alicante duty investigative court as suspected of illegal detention.
• The 17-year-old reported being intercepted in a city park by occupants of a white van and forced to get inside.
• Investigators say the men had witnessed a handbag robbery moments earlier and began searching for the presumed culprit.
• The pair allegedly threatened the teen, questioned him in their employer’s van, and took him to the robbery scene, where he was not identified and was then released.
• Authorities highlighted the risk of criminal liability for unlawful restraint and stressed using official channels for citizen cooperation.