Betrayed while eating a Nando's: The 'inside man' who helped gang track 'major drug dealer' kidnapped and subjected to 12 hours of terror

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

It looks like a clip from a daytime TV cop show. Police officers, after stalking their prey, move in and arrest the suspect.

In plain clothes, one is dressed in a tactical vest, others had ear pieces and a pair of handcuffs to subdue the target. The man is led away into an Audi, presumably being taken to custody for interview.

But in reality, this footage shows the first stage of one of the most audacious criminal schemes heard in Manchester’s courts in recent years.

A gang of criminals, posing as police officers, had abducted and kidnapped their victim off the street, in plain sight, and in broad daylight. READ MORE: 'Don't call the police or I'll shoot you': Tesco worker feared for her life after toy gun-toting robber targeted store For the next 12 hours he was tortured and terrorised, as they sought a £500,000 ransom.