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Kidnapped man escapes through 12-inch hole
Thursday, July 27, 2006 Posted: 07:10 PM



Illegal immigrant was being held for ransom

EDINBURG - An illegal immigrant escapes imprisonment in a north Edinburg stash house. And now police have arrested two suspected human smugglers.

The men are reportedly responsible for holding a Honduran man for ransom. Detectives said they threatened to kill the man unless his family paid $2,000.

However, the Honduran immigrant was able to claw his way out of a closet. He carved a 12-inch hole with his bare hands and ran to a neighbor's house. The neighbor then called police.

The suspects now face kidnapping charges. The Border Patrol has the Honduran man in custody.