Seven arrested after injured men found in Estepona house

Spanish police arrested seven people after a woman’s warning led officers to a house in Estepona on September 5, where they found two injured men and evidence of a room apparently used for torture, according to accounts of the investigation. Authorities have described the suspects as linked to a criminal organisation involved in cocaine and hashish trafficking and extortion. Investigators have not established a motive for the alleged abuse. The woman called emergency services because she feared for her partner’s safety after he went to the property. Accounts differ on the interval she said should pass before she called, so the precise deadline is unclear. Police went to the house to check on his welfare. According to accounts attributed to people familiar with the investigation, a naked man covered in blood ran out of the property and told officers he had been kidnapped and feared he would be killed. Police then entered the house and found a second bloodied man tied to a chair. Both men were reported to be injured. Investigators described a room lined with plastic sheeting on its walls and floor. Police also reported finding tools and firearms inside the property.