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2 men arrested after kidnapping, robbery in Facebook Marketplace deal in Doral, police say

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM · 1 min read
2 men arrested after kidnapping, robbery in Facebook Marketplace deal in Doral, police say — CBS Miami, Coral Gables Government news
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Two men are facing kidnapping and robbery charges after allegedly ambushing a buyer during a Facebook Marketplace transaction in Doral.According to Doral Police Chief Matthew Castillo, one of the suspects had previously sold the victim a phone and later asked whether he wanted to purchase additional phones.When the victim met the suspect outside an apartment complex to complete the deal and opened the front passenger door, he discovered a second man hiding in the backseat, armed with a firearm."When our victim met him downstairs at the apartment, when he went to the front passenger door to get in the car to do the transaction, he noticed someone was in the backseat, hiding armed with a firearm," Castillo said.Police said the men drove the victim several blocks through Doral on Oct. 9 while threatening him.The victim attempted to escape from the moving vehicle near Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 58th Street, but the suspects dragged him back inside. The victim then grabbed his satc

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