POLICE on Wednesday confirmed that US$20,000 is now being demanded
for the safe release of three Icacos fishermen who were abducted at sea
on Tuesday morning.
But Sgt Rishi Ramsaran told Newsday, reports that relatives of the men were robbed when they went to pay the initial ransom of US$10,000 were untrue. “It was discovered that it is a hoax. But a family member reported that they received a telephone call that the captors increased the ransom from US$10,000 to US$20,000,” Ramsaran said.
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