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Italian businessman who plotted his own kidnap in Syria and was promised 'women, alcohol and drugs' during fake captivity was actually seized for REAL and held for three years before being freed and then charged with fraud in Italy
Businessman Alessandro Sandrini was told a gang would take him to luxury villa
He thought the crew planned to make millions in ransom from Italy's government
Mr Sandrini was taken to Adana - in Turkey - but was sold to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
He was set free in May 2019 amid claims his government had paid for his ransom
Sergio Zanotti tried a similar trick but was taken to Antioch in April 2016 and sold