Pair Is Accused of Smuggling 3 Brazilians
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two Brazilians were being held Saturday on suspicion of smuggling three people into the country and then holding them for ransom, authorities said.
Police arrested Reynaldo Eid, 46, and Alaor Oliveira, 51, Thursday at the Hacienda Travelodge on Newport Boulevard, where they were allegedly holding two women and a child from Brazil.
A friend of a relative of at least one alleged victim called police, officials said. The three were not identified.
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