A Brazilian transsexual
found dead in a street in the southern town of Castel Volturno
in early February was drugged with a cocktail of cocaine and
heroin and sexually assaulted before being dragged outside and
left in the cold to die, investigators said Thursday.
The circumstances surrounding the death of Marcio Henrique
Barbosa Cruz, whose body was found on February 3, emerged during
an investigation that led to the arrest of 10 people on Thursday
on drugs-related charges.
Two Nigerians, Snuel Ajayi and Fidelis Ezeani, were
arrested in connection with the murder on the basis of video
camera images allegedly showing them dragging Barbosa Cruz
outside.
The crime came to light after investigators using wiretaps
overheard one of the drugs suspects mention the death of a
person who had been drugged and possibly raped.
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