The Aporia · Spanish cops discover plastic-lined 'narco torture chamber' with pliers and hammers in Costa del Sol tourist town after blood-soaked man escaped screaming 'they want to kill us'

Sabrina Penty

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Police discovered a plastic-lined 'torture chamber' decked out with pliers and hammers in a Costa del Sol home after a man escaped screaming: 'They want to kill us.' asserted

They → discover → us

Cops arrived at the property in Estepona on September 5 after a woman alerted emergency services that her partner may be in danger. uncertain

partner → arrive → danger

When officers entered the house, a Moroccan man emerged covered in blood, telling police, 'They want to kill us!' asserted

They → enter → us

'They want to kill us!' asserted

They → want → us

Officers called for urgent reinforcements before entering the home and unveiled a sinister room where gang members carried out torture and abuse. asserted

members → call → torture

Sources close to the judicial investigation told Spanish news outlet El Español: 'There was a room lined with plastic sheeting. asserted

Sources → tell → sheeting

It was a torture room because it had tools like pliers and hammers.' asserted

it → have → pliers

Another man - a Spanish national - was found tied up to a chair and covered in blood, while cops seized two AK-47 assault rifles and several handguns. asserted

cops → find → rifles

Images from inside the house show a chair and walls covered in plastic so that blood could be removed without leaving any evidence behind. uncertain

blood → show → evidence

The Moroccan man who fled the property was the partner of the woman who raised the alarm. asserted

who → flee → alarm

Pictured: A chair covered in plastic inside a 'torture chamber' which was dismantled by police in Estepona He had told his girlfriend he was going to a house for a work meeting but told her to call the police if she didn't hear from him within 20 minutes. asserted

she → picture → minutes

After 40 minutes passed without any contact, the woman called the police. asserted

woman → pass → police

Both men had visible injuries and were naked and covered in blood when rescued. asserted

men → have → blood

Police are investigating whether they were being tortured because of a settling of scores. asserted

they → investigate → scores

Seven Georgian nationals believed to be linked with the property have been arrested, while cops continue to search for any other suspected gang members. Spain's Costa del Sol - which covers tourist hotspots like Marbella, Estepona and Fuengirola - has emerged as a global hub for organised crime. asserted

which → believe → crime

Last year, a man was shot dead in the upmarket resort of Puerto Banus in front of tourists. asserted

man → shoot → tourists

The 25-year-old victim was gunned down from close range in broad daylight as he sat on a cafe terrace. asserted

he → gun → terrace

Footage from CCTV cameras appears to show the gunman with a baseball cap on but disguised as a tourist, approaching his target and opening fire and continuing to shoot him as he lay motionless on the ground. asserted

he → appear → ground

The injured man was rushed to the nearby Costa del Sol Hospital, where he later died from his injuries on October 3. asserted

he → rush → October

Spanish cops discover plastic-lined 'narco torture chamber' with pliers and hammers in Costa del Sol tourist town after blood-soaked man escaped screaming 'they want to kill us'

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