Kidnapped businessman is rescued by PRF and three suspects are arrested on BR-116 Federal Highway Police A 61-year-old businessman who had been kidnapped in Pedra Azul, in Vale do Jequitinhonha, was rescued by the Federal Highway Police (PRF) in the early hours of this Sunday (14) during an action on BR-116, in Itaobim. Three suspects, two men aged 22 and 23 and a 24-year-old woman, were arrested. According to the PRF, the corporation received information that criminals had invaded the victim's residence and taken her hostage, demanding ransom payment. The suspects also stole a truck belonging to the businessman. 📲 Click here to follow the g1 Vales channel on WhatsApp Based on the information provided, police officers set up a siege on the highway and managed to approach a vehicle with the reported characteristics. The three suspects were in the car. During the action, a .38 caliber revolver loaded with five rounds of ammunition was seized. According to the PRF, the detainees indicated the place where they had left the victim. Teams from the corporation and the Minas Gerais Military Police began searching and found the businessman in a forested area on the banks of BR-116, in Itaobim. He was rescued safely. See the videos that are trending on g1 The three prisoners were born in Itarantim, Bahia, and were taken to the Civil Police Station in Pedra Azul. According to the PRF, they could respond, in theory, for the crimes of extortion through kidnapping, criminal association and illegal possession of a firearm. The seized weapon, ammunition and the vehicle used by the suspects were also taken to the police station. Security forces continue their search to locate the stolen truck and identify other possible members of the criminal organization. READ ALSO: Woman arrested on suspicion of stabbing man in the groin in Taiobeiras Off-duty police officer enters lagoon and saves couple who fell off their motorcycle during storms in Montes Claros; VIDEO Criminal police officer dies when prison system vehicle overturns in MGC-367 Videos from the East and Northeast of Minas Gerais See other news from the region at g1 Vales de Minas Gerais.