Authorities found the bodies of the three Faddoul Diab brothers, who were kidnapped 41 days ago.

Bryan Faddoul (17), Kevin Faddoul (13) and Jason Faddoul (12) and their driver, Miguel Rivas (30), were found dead near an electrical tower, in San Antonio de Yare, west of Caracas.

The bodies were taken to the local morgue, where José Faddoul, uncle of Faddoul brothers, identified the victims.

The minister of the Interior and Justice Jesse Chacón late Tuesday read an official communiqué expressing his sympathies to the relatives of the victims. He branded the crime as "abominable and regrettable."

He called the Faddoul brothers' father to advise him of the finding.

"We lament, despite the efforts that were made 24 hours a day since this started, we have not been able to prevent this abominable homicide," Chacon said.

Chacón added the perpetrators would be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
The three brothers and their driver were abducted last February 23rd when unidentified men dressed as police officers stopped their car at a roadside checkpoint in Caracas as the boys were on their way to school.

The victims were found with gunshot wounds in their head and neck area. It appeared they had been killed at least two days before their bodies were found, judicial police chief Marco Chávez said on state television.