An Italian man and a Portuguese woman have been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnapping of British toddler Madeleine McCann.
It is thought the pair may have tried to extort money from the four-year-old's parents in exchange for information about her whereabouts.
The man and woman were arrested at 5am yesterday morning in the region of Cadiz
The sources informants have refused to give more details of the operation alleging that the investigations are still in an early stage.
The four-year-old went missing from her bedroom in a resort in Portugal last month.
