The owner of a restaurant on the banks of BR-470 in Gaspar, in the Itajaí Valley, experienced moments of horror this Wednesday morning (22). His establishment was the target of an armed robbery and he was suddenly kidnapped.

The duo have not yet been located, and the businessman was released minutes after being robbed on the shore of BR-470 this Wednesday (22) – Photo: Google Street View/Disclosure/ND

According to military police, it all started around 5 am. Two armed men burst into a restaurant on the shore of the 38th kilometer of the BR-470 road in the Margem Esquerda district of Gaspar, announced a robbery and grabbed the owner.

The criminals took a certain amount of money from the place and stole the businessman’s truck, taking him hostage. He and the victim fled along BR-470, towards the Littoral.

The duo freed a businessman hostage in the city of Ilhota

A few minutes later, having walked a section of 16 km along the duplicated highway, the couple decided to free the victim on the viaduct leading to the city of Ilhota. The suspects drove away in the victim’s vehicle and were never found.

Military police confirmed this morning Wednesday (23) that the vehicle and the suspects have not yet been found. It is not known how the duo arrived at the establishment to commit the robbery. The matter will be investigated.