FOUR men and a woman were due to appear in court today charged over the kidnapping of a man in Notts.
Dinh Quoc Nguyen, 49, of Plumptre Street, in the city centre, and Anh Dung Nguyen, 27, of the same address, were arrested on suspicion of kidnap at an address in Flintham, near Newark, on Wednesday.
Three other men – Thanh Hoait Nyugen, 45, of Elford Rise, Sneinton, George Chiarella, 54, of Town End Lane, Flintham, and Joseph Chiarella, 50, of Chapel Lane, Bingham – were arrested at the same address, also on Wednesday, on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap.
All five were charged on Saturday evening and were set to remain in custody before appearing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court this morning.
One person who lives near the farm said the police activ ity had been the "talk of the town".
The man, who did not wish to be named, said: "I think everyone's surprised to have seen the police come up and for them to be around for so long.
"I mean, they've been here since Wednesday and are still around so everyone's talking about it and wondering what is going on. It's scary in a way because the police haven't said very much and I've seen them work all hours – with big lights all over the farmland until 4.30am."
The man added that it wasn't common to see the police in Flintham.
He said: "You don't get big things like this around here – as they say, it's a quiet and sleepy village."
A 20-year-old woman and 22-year-old man have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Officers were seen at The Stables farm in Main Street, Flintham, on Saturday, looking at the outbuildings of the farm.
It is believed that officers from Notts Police have been at the farm since Wednesday and are examining the area and will continue searching the land into this week.
The 42-year-old victim of the alleged kidnapping, who lives in Manchester, was taken to hospital with minor injuries, after allegedly being held against his will since Monday, April 22.
