A BRITISH model who was kidnapped by sex slavers told last night how she was drugged, handcuffed and stuffed in a suitcase.

Mum Chloe Ayling, 20, was driven to a remote farmhouse and held captive for six days after being abducted by masked men.

16 Chloe was abducted and held hostage for six days after being lured to Milan for a bogus photo shoot Credit: JIM BENNETT

16 The mum-of-one is delighted to be home in the UK with her family Credit: JIM BENNETT

Chloe, who was lured to Italy by a fake photoshoot, said: “I feared for my life second by second.”

Her kidnapper told her he was part of a sinister syndicate called Black Death which sold women as sex slaves.

The terrified mum, 20, was warned she would be auctioned to Arabs on the dark web then fed to tigers when they grew bored.

She is thought to have been drugged with ketamine before being stuffed in a suitcase and held for six days.

Her abduction came after she was lured from England to a bogus fashion shoot in Milan.

Chloe said: “I’ve been through a terrifying experience. I’ve feared for my life, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour.”

16 Loving mum ... Chloe was released by her kidnappers after telling them she had a two-year-old son at home

Recalling how her ordeal started, Chloe said: “When I entered the studio on July 11 I had my iPhone, wallet and wheelie suitcase.

“The door from the adjoining room was closed. Before I could go in someone with black gloves put their hand on my mouth.

“A second person in a balaclava and dark clothes gave me an injection."

“I woke up in a car’s boot. My wrists and ankles were handcuffed, and there was adhesive tape on my mouth.

“I was inside a bag and was only able to breathe through a small hole.”

The gang drove Chloe two hours to Borgial near Lemie on the French border.

16 Chloe admits she feared for her life 'second by scond' during her ordeal with sex traffickers

16 Polish-born Lukasz Herba appeared in an Italian court last week for a pre-trial hearing

16 Chloe has been reunited with her family and young son and is delighted to be home Credit: JIM BENNETT

When she woke, she had been stripped to just a pink chenille body and socks.

In the remote farmhouse, tucked away in hills prowled by wolves, the gang outlined her fate.

Chloe said: “The man said that in the past five years he has made more than £11million.

“The girls are destined for Arab countries. At least three a week are sold and when the person gets bored of her he gives her to other people.

“When they’re no longer interested they feed her to the tigers.”

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Polish-born Lukasz Herba, 30, appeared in an Italian court last week for a pre-trial hearing.

Officers are also thought to want to talk to his brother, Mikal Herba, 36, as a witness. The pair share a home in Oldbury, West Mids.

Police say Lukasz Herba demanded £270,000 to stop the auction, hosted on pornographic sites on the dark web.

16 Terrified Chloe was drugged before being put into a bag with only a small hole to breathe through Credit: The Mega Agency

16 She was thrown into the boot of a car before being taken to the remote location Credit: The Mega Agency

16 She was held captive at the remote farmhouse for six days Credit: The Mega Agency

16 This is the remote farmhouse Chloe Ayling was held in Credit: Repubblica Tv

He later said he would pay most of the ransom if she could find three people to hand over the remaining £38,000.

He was arrested on July 17 after delivering Chloe to the British consulate in Milan. Reports said he took pity on her after she told him she had a two-year-old son.

Chloe was under orders to address her captor as “MD”

16 The glamour model was told she would be sold to Arabs on the dark web

A note found on Herba’s computer after Chloe was freed bizarrely reads: “You are being released as a huge generosity from Black Death Group.”

It says her kidnapping was a mistake and that “our main and very well respected men” insisted on her release.

It ends: “You have also agreed to pay outstanding costs of your release of $50,000 — paid in Bitcoins within one month. Any disobedience will result in your elimination.”

16 Remote farmhouse where Chloe was held hostage for six days

Experts in evil trade THE Black Death claims to carry out kidnappings, extortion, bombings, arms deals and assassinations. The shadowy crime group was supposedly set up in Eastern Europe in the mid-1990s. The group’s material can be found on the dark web — websites accessible only with special software. Black Death boasts it kidnaps “specific targets for your needs” and guarantees free “EU delivery.” Ads for abducted women often feature invasive photos along with breast size, height and weight. One girl was photographed with her arms tied behind her back. It asks for payment in online currency Bitcoin, making transactions almost impossible to trace.

Chloe has told police: “I’m scared for my life especially because I’ve told you these things and he says there are 10,000 members in Europe.”

A relative of mum-of-one added: “The story goes beyond Chloe and has to do with people trafficking and the dark web. The good news is she’s home now and we’re going to shower her in hugs and kisses.”

Reports in Italy say Herba took her shopping for shoes. He is said to have told police he has leukaemia, and carried out the kidnapping to pay medical bills.

Police believe he previously lured Chloe to Paris for a photoshoot which didn’t go ahead and she returned home unharmed.

Lorenzo Bucossi, of the Milan Flying Squad, said: “She has not suffered any kind of violence. She says she was not sexually assaulted or raped.

"The author of this very serious crime is a dangerous person, he was also ready to carry out a ‘final ­solution’, as he called it.”

16 Home at last ... Chloe thanks Italian and UK authorities for getting her home safely Credit: JIM BENNETT

When he was arrested police found a leaflet illustrated with drawings of Black Death plague doctors from the 1300s.

The only year-round resident of Borgial said Herba had visited the farmhouse over a month ago with large bags.

Artilio Garbano said he hadn't seen any sign of Chloe, while acknowledging that that the area was so isolated the kidnapper could have just waited until his light was out to unload the hostage.

He used two cars — an English reg Mercedes and a Polish-reg Volvo.

Herba told the farmhouse’s owner he was a painter in need of solitude.

16 The glamour model was lured to Italy with the promise of a fashion shoot in Milan Credit: Instagram

16 The ordeal left her in fear for her life and is very grateful for her release Credit: Instagram

UK neighbours of Herba said he was obsessed with computer games, referring to himself as “Vampire Zero God”.

They said he sometimes went for walks with a rat on his shoulder. Last night at home in Coulsdon, South London, Chloe said: “I’m incredibly grateful to the Italian and UK authorities for all they have done.

“I have just arrived home after four weeks and haven’t had time to collect my thoughts.”

16 The model has revealed her harrowing ordeal and is trying to settle back home Credit: Instagram

Lorenzo Bucossi, of the Milan Flying Squad, said Herba had told Chloe many slaves were destined for the Middle East.

But there was no proof any of his boasts were true.

West Midlands Police said an address in Oldbury was raided on July 18 in connection with the investigation.