Tag: Icacos

Icacos fishermen freed after US$13,000 ransom paid

by Sharlene Rampersad

Three fish­er­men kid­napped by Venezue­lan ban­dits and held for ran­som were re­leased late Wednes­day night af­ter US$13,000 was paid for their safe re­turn.

Fish­er­men Ramkissoon Har­richa­ran, 64, Car­lo Snei­der, 61, of Lovers Lane, Ica­cos and a 24-year-old Venezue­lan man iden­ti­fied as Amelto were re­leased by their cap­tors on Wednes­day night, shak­en but in oth­er­wise good health.

The three were snatched at gun­point around 7 am on Tues­day while fish­ing off Gal­fa Point in Ica­cos about half a mile from the shore.

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Source: guardian.co.tt

Kidnappers now want US$20,000 for missing fishermen

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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Source: newsday.co.tt