Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are shocked by news of a plot to kidnap their newly adopted son Pax Thien, according to reports.

Angelina Jolie's security team learned of a plot to abduct the 3-year-old Vietnamese boy as the actress made plans to return to the U.S. on March 19, Life and Style magazine reports.

According to the insider close to the couple's security team, the kidnap plot was credible and meticulously planned by a deadly gang, but Pitt and Jolie's publicists are playing down the threat.

 

"They're highly skilled operatives with little regard for human life. Information came out that leaders of the gang ordered their L.A. members to devise a plan to kidnap Pax," the source said, adding that the gang plans to demand a ransom of $100 million for his safe return.

"Brad and Angie would have a number of days to hand over the money or risk the boy's life," the source claims.

The news about an alleged kidnapping plot came days after boy's drug addicted mother has revealed plans to contest the adoption papers and demand more money. 

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