Claudia Melchers[1] (born 6 May 1969, Ruurlo) is the Dutch head of a cooking company called CMC Catering.
[2] On 12 September 2005, a group of three armed South-America men broke into her home in Amsterdam, tied her, packed her into a plastic crate, and then forced her into a waiting vehicle.
After the case got so much media attention, Melchers was dropped off unharmed at the Arnhem train station within 48 hours.
[4] After the release of this fact, several Dutch Radio and Television stations speculated that the reason for the kidnapping was an error with a drug deal and that the abductors were in quick need of cocaine.
The above-mentioned media also speculated that Melchers' family is involved in the drug scene.