A drug dealer threatened to kill a man and "cut his genitals and fingers off" during a shocking kidnap witnessed by people in the street.
Salama Othman, 34, and Marwan Kshloth, 30, were involved in the plot to extract money and jewellery from Mohammed Taymouri, 40, and his wife Rozhin, which culminated in the former being kidnapped in his own car and attacked until his ankle snapped.
The victim and Othman had been involved in a drugs conspiracy in Cardiff but the pair had fallen out when Mr Taymouri told the defendant he wanted nothing more to do in the criminal enterprise.
During the kidnap, Mr Taymouri was threatened with a knife and was told he would "never see his children again" if he didn't call his heavily pregnant wife and tell her to give cash and jewellery worth between £15,000 and £20,000 to Kshloth who turned up at her house and collected the stash.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court heard that the victim managed four cannabis phone lines on behalf of Othman, and would take calls and pass on the details so the drugs could be delivered.
The defendant attempted to sell the lines to Mr Taymouri for £10,000 but he turned him down, saying he wanted to step back from enterprise as it was "too much of a headache".
Othman arranged to meet Mr Taymouri in Cranbrook Street, Cathays , on December 4 last year at around 11pm, but when the victim pulled up in his BMW he was jumped.
At the original trial, prosecutor Timothy Evans said: "He felt several punch-type blows to the right-hand side of his face. He felt his driver's door being opened and hands pulling him by his clothing from the driver's seat, dragging him out of the vehicle.
"He saw unknown black males with balaclavas on. He felt a sharp pain in his leg which he describes as being 'shocked' or 'electrocuted’ and fell to the ground before being pushed onto the back seat of his own vehicle and being forced to lie on his front.
"Salama Othman and one other man had knives. They were shouting at him about owing them money. His hands were tied, something was forced over his head, and the car moved away."
A number of people who witnessed the kidnapping, which took just minutes, with Mr Taymouri's BMW driven away at speed, called the police.
The victim was driven to north of the Abetillery area but Mr Taymouri had no idea where he was or how long he had travelled for.
Mr Evans continued: "Mr Taymouri had his ankle twisted so badly that the pain was incredible and doctors confirmed later it had been fractured.
"He was told by Salama Othman that he had 'brought these guys from London', that he had paid them, and that they were going to cut off his genitals and fingers if he did not do what they wanted.
"He was told he would be killed and would never see his kids again and a knife was pointed closely towards his eye."
My Taymouri gave Othman the PIN number for his phone and was made to ring his wife and tell to give a driver who was on the way to their home everything they had by way of money and jewellery, or he would be killed.
When Kshloth turned up to the house, Mr Taymouri's wife handed over £2,000, valuable watches and gold jewellery. She was so scared and fearful for her life and that of her husband's, she handed over the items without saying a word.
After two to three hours of being held prisoner in his car, Mr Taymouri was left in his car "somewhere between Newport and Cardiff" and made his way home. The next day he attended the hospital where a doctor called 999.
When arrested, Othman claimed Mr Taymouri was above him in the drugs enterprise and he was not present at the kidnapping, saying the victim had "upset some Albanians" and two men from London were after him for money.
Kshloth also denied having anything to do with the robbery aspect of the plot, claiming he was not the person who arrived at Mr and Mrs Taymouri's home.
After being identified in an ID parade, he admitted it was him who attended the house but claimed he had no knowledge of the kidnap plot and did not know he was taking part in a robbery.
At trial, Othman was found guilty of kidnap, making threats with an offensive weapon, taking a vehicle without consent and robbery, while Kshloth was found guilty of robbery.
In mitigation, Ieuan Rees representing Othman said his client had moved to the UK from Libya as an asylum seeker and worked on a stall at Splott market. He said the father-of-two would be moving with his family back to Libya after his release from prison.
Derrick Gooden, representing Kshloth, said his client had no involvement in the kidnapping and his role was solely collecting the jewellery and money from Mr Taymouri's home, but he admitted his client must have had some knowledge of what was happening.
Sentencing, Judge Michael Fitton QC said: "Mr Othman, in relation to the offence there was serious physical harm with the fracture to the ankle and a significant loss of cash and personal items causing serious psychological harm.
"I am satisfied you present a significant risk of serious harm.
"Mr Kshloth, you were in contact with Mr Othman during these events. It was you who went to the house that night in full knowledge of what was happening before that. You were an active participant in that robbery."
Othman, of Augusta Street, Adamsdown , was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and will serve and extra three years on licence.
Kshloth, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
