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Re: DAILY CRIME REPORTS THREAD ...

Postby wing » May 26th, 2024, 7:24 am

‘Locked up: I am in plenty problem’

A Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) constable who has been under suspicion for human trafficking in this country for years has been detained and charged with the crime in Venezuela.


Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the constable, who has been an officer for 20 years, was apprehended in late April after handing over two Indian nationals in Venezuela to a known coyote.


A coyote is someone who smuggles immigrants from Mexico over the United States border.

Sources said the Indian nationals were taken to Venezuela by boat on April 25 after paying the police constable “thousands” of dollars.

The constable is known in the underworld by the alias of a popular local biscuit brand.

The task of the coyote is to transport the citizens from Venezuela through Colombia, Mexico and, finally, the United States.

Sources said that following the meeting, the police officer was detained and subsequently charged with human trafficking in Maracaibo where he is currently impri­soned.

Someone blew the whistle on the Trinidadian police constable while he was in Venezuela, sources said.

A Sunday Express investigation, which started in 2019, found that the constable has been under watch following accusations that he was involved in the trafficking of Venezuelan women in South Trinidad for the purpose of human trafficking.

“One of the girls in question that he had allegedly trafficked and locked in a house in Debe and made to work as a sex slave was later sent back to Venezuela, and she was afraid to give a statement and so he couldn’t be charged,” a senior police officer told the Sunday Express.

When questioned about his alleged involvement in human trafficking by the Sunday Express in 2019, the police constable, who had previously been suspended due to a domestic issue, denied any wrongdoing.

The constable was sent to the Emergency Response Patrol (ERP) in the Northern Division when he returned from suspension, according to senior police officers.

It wasn’t until late last year that he was moved back to the ERP in the Southern Division.

He then went on vacation in February of this year and was scheduled to return to work in mid-June.

He was however arrested in April in Venezuela.

Letter to ‘Barry’

The Sunday Express obtained a hand-written letter, dated May 19, 2023, in which the police constable wrote to a friend called “Barry”, asking for money to attend to his needs while in the Venezuelan prison.

It said, “Good day...(Barry). This is (cop gives his nickname). I am locked up in Maracaibo Venezuela charged with human trafficking. I am in plenty problem. I need your help I am not allowed any communication, Barry the person who would contact you is the wife of a person who I am with in jail.


“I need you to help me with little money $200 US to buy food in here, they are not giving nothing. I have to stay here for 2 1/2 months. The lady would send her account and she would buy things for me, also keep in contact with Bombay and Avalon, I think the lawyer would have contacted you, don’t give the lawyer anything pls, Pls organise, I would keep in contact the same way.”

The police constable then made reference to the two Indian nationals that he had allegedly trafficked from Trinidad to Venezuela, saying, “Barry pls tell me if the boys reach safe, let the lady know she would inform me. Again brother I need your help $200 US to the account as soon as possible, Sunday is visiting day so I’ll get my foodstuffs.”

In ending the letter, the police constable also made an impassioned plea for his friend to contact his daughter on a number he provided. “Also my daughter phone number is...pls send a message to her, they don’t know anything. Thanks again bro­ther.” (signs his real name).

He also gave the telephone contact for the Ven­ezue­lan woman for “Barry” to call and also an e-mail address so the money can be sent to her to assist him.

The Sunday Express tried to find out when the constable’s next court date is expected, but at least three Venezuelan sources were unable to obtain this information.

Murder link in Debe ► sub-head ◄

Senior homicide investigators informed the Sunday Express that based on information they have received, they are certain the police constable in Venezuela can help them with their homi­cide investigation into the death of Debe businessman Earle Samsoodeen, 40, who was shot and killed outside his home on April 25, the same day the constable departed for Venezuela.

Samsoodeen was about to open the gate to his home, located on the same pre­mises as that of the Calvary Temple Worship Centre, in Debe Trace when he was ambushed and shot several times around 11.05 p.m.

He died an hour later at the San Fernando General Hospital.

Senior investigators with knowledge of the investigation told the Sunday Express that Samsoodeen’s murder was “not robbery related”, but there was a much larger picture.

“What we were told was that Samsoodeen and a group of businessmen had approximately $5 million in old hundred dollar bills, and this police constable now in a Venezuelan jail had told Samsoodeen that he had the link in Central Bank to get the money changed,” said a senior investigator.

“The constable and his associates got the money changed and then decided they had no intention of giving back the money, so they decided to bump off who they had to,” he said.

The constable is said to be associated with two well-known firearms/drug offen­ders, and it is alleged based on his (the constable’s) instructions, these two men followed Samsoodeen and shot him outside his home.

Police have been searching for one of the men, ori­ginally from Debe, who went into hiding.

For several months, the man has been posting pictures of himself on social media, showing his face and wielding high-powered weapons.

His initials are VM, and police believe he was the “triggerman” in Samsooden’s murder.

According to officers, VM is also the brother of a policewoman who is currently assigned to the Southern Division after having previously worked at the Strategic Services Agency (SSA).



*** UNC financiers and the police in human trafficking and murder. ZR won't condemn this because the perp resembles Kamla voters.

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Re: DAILY CRIME REPORTS THREAD ...

Postby Mmoney607 » May 26th, 2024, 8:06 am

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Re: DAILY CRIME REPORTS THREAD ...

Postby zoom rader » May 26th, 2024, 8:20 am

wing wrote:‘Locked up: I am in plenty problem’

A Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) constable who has been under suspicion for human trafficking in this country for years has been detained and charged with the crime in Venezuela.


Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the constable, who has been an officer for 20 years, was apprehended in late April after handing over two Indian nationals in Venezuela to a known coyote.


A coyote is someone who smuggles immigrants from Mexico over the United States border.

Sources said the Indian nationals were taken to Venezuela by boat on April 25 after paying the police constable “thousands” of dollars.

The constable is known in the underworld by the alias of a popular local biscuit brand.

The task of the coyote is to transport the citizens from Venezuela through Colombia, Mexico and, finally, the United States.

Sources said that following the meeting, the police officer was detained and subsequently charged with human trafficking in Maracaibo where he is currently impri­soned.

Someone blew the whistle on the Trinidadian police constable while he was in Venezuela, sources said.

A Sunday Express investigation, which started in 2019, found that the constable has been under watch following accusations that he was involved in the trafficking of Venezuelan women in South Trinidad for the purpose of human trafficking.

“One of the girls in question that he had allegedly trafficked and locked in a house in Debe and made to work as a sex slave was later sent back to Venezuela, and she was afraid to give a statement and so he couldn’t be charged,” a senior police officer told the Sunday Express.

When questioned about his alleged involvement in human trafficking by the Sunday Express in 2019, the police constable, who had previously been suspended due to a domestic issue, denied any wrongdoing.

The constable was sent to the Emergency Response Patrol (ERP) in the Northern Division when he returned from suspension, according to senior police officers.

It wasn’t until late last year that he was moved back to the ERP in the Southern Division.

He then went on vacation in February of this year and was scheduled to return to work in mid-June.

He was however arrested in April in Venezuela.

Letter to ‘Barry’

The Sunday Express obtained a hand-written letter, dated May 19, 2023, in which the police constable wrote to a friend called “Barry”, asking for money to attend to his needs while in the Venezuelan prison.

It said, “Good day...(Barry). This is (cop gives his nickname). I am locked up in Maracaibo Venezuela charged with human trafficking. I am in plenty problem. I need your help I am not allowed any communication, Barry the person who would contact you is the wife of a person who I am with in jail.


“I need you to help me with little money $200 US to buy food in here, they are not giving nothing. I have to stay here for 2 1/2 months. The lady would send her account and she would buy things for me, also keep in contact with Bombay and Avalon, I think the lawyer would have contacted you, don’t give the lawyer anything pls, Pls organise, I would keep in contact the same way.”

The police constable then made reference to the two Indian nationals that he had allegedly trafficked from Trinidad to Venezuela, saying, “Barry pls tell me if the boys reach safe, let the lady know she would inform me. Again brother I need your help $200 US to the account as soon as possible, Sunday is visiting day so I’ll get my foodstuffs.”

In ending the letter, the police constable also made an impassioned plea for his friend to contact his daughter on a number he provided. “Also my daughter phone number is...pls send a message to her, they don’t know anything. Thanks again bro­ther.” (signs his real name).

He also gave the telephone contact for the Ven­ezue­lan woman for “Barry” to call and also an e-mail address so the money can be sent to her to assist him.

The Sunday Express tried to find out when the constable’s next court date is expected, but at least three Venezuelan sources were unable to obtain this information.

Murder link in Debe ► sub-head ◄

Senior homicide investigators informed the Sunday Express that based on information they have received, they are certain the police constable in Venezuela can help them with their homi­cide investigation into the death of Debe businessman Earle Samsoodeen, 40, who was shot and killed outside his home on April 25, the same day the constable departed for Venezuela.

Samsoodeen was about to open the gate to his home, located on the same pre­mises as that of the Calvary Temple Worship Centre, in Debe Trace when he was ambushed and shot several times around 11.05 p.m.

He died an hour later at the San Fernando General Hospital.

Senior investigators with knowledge of the investigation told the Sunday Express that Samsoodeen’s murder was “not robbery related”, but there was a much larger picture.

“What we were told was that Samsoodeen and a group of businessmen had approximately $5 million in old hundred dollar bills, and this police constable now in a Venezuelan jail had told Samsoodeen that he had the link in Central Bank to get the money changed,” said a senior investigator.

“The constable and his associates got the money changed and then decided they had no intention of giving back the money, so they decided to bump off who they had to,” he said.

The constable is said to be associated with two well-known firearms/drug offen­ders, and it is alleged based on his (the constable’s) instructions, these two men followed Samsoodeen and shot him outside his home.

Police have been searching for one of the men, ori­ginally from Debe, who went into hiding.

For several months, the man has been posting pictures of himself on social media, showing his face and wielding high-powered weapons.

His initials are VM, and police believe he was the “triggerman” in Samsooden’s murder.

According to officers, VM is also the brother of a policewoman who is currently assigned to the Southern Division after having previously worked at the Strategic Services Agency (SSA).



*** UNC financiers and the police in human trafficking and murder. ZR won't condemn this because the perp resembles Kamla voters.
Wow that is some fairytale reading sounds like bombs & cocaine in a water tank

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Re: DAILY CRIME REPORTS THREAD ...

Postby wing » May 26th, 2024, 8:46 am

zoom rader wrote:
wing wrote:‘Locked up: I am in plenty problem’

A Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) constable who has been under suspicion for human trafficking in this country for years has been detained and charged with the crime in Venezuela.


Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the constable, who has been an officer for 20 years, was apprehended in late April after handing over two Indian nationals in Venezuela to a known coyote.


A coyote is someone who smuggles immigrants from Mexico over the United States border.

Sources said the Indian nationals were taken to Venezuela by boat on April 25 after paying the police constable “thousands” of dollars.

The constable is known in the underworld by the alias of a popular local biscuit brand.

The task of the coyote is to transport the citizens from Venezuela through Colombia, Mexico and, finally, the United States.

Sources said that following the meeting, the police officer was detained and subsequently charged with human trafficking in Maracaibo where he is currently impri­soned.

Someone blew the whistle on the Trinidadian police constable while he was in Venezuela, sources said.

A Sunday Express investigation, which started in 2019, found that the constable has been under watch following accusations that he was involved in the trafficking of Venezuelan women in South Trinidad for the purpose of human trafficking.

“One of the girls in question that he had allegedly trafficked and locked in a house in Debe and made to work as a sex slave was later sent back to Venezuela, and she was afraid to give a statement and so he couldn’t be charged,” a senior police officer told the Sunday Express.

When questioned about his alleged involvement in human trafficking by the Sunday Express in 2019, the police constable, who had previously been suspended due to a domestic issue, denied any wrongdoing.

The constable was sent to the Emergency Response Patrol (ERP) in the Northern Division when he returned from suspension, according to senior police officers.

It wasn’t until late last year that he was moved back to the ERP in the Southern Division.

He then went on vacation in February of this year and was scheduled to return to work in mid-June.

He was however arrested in April in Venezuela.

Letter to ‘Barry’

The Sunday Express obtained a hand-written letter, dated May 19, 2023, in which the police constable wrote to a friend called “Barry”, asking for money to attend to his needs while in the Venezuelan prison.

It said, “Good day...(Barry). This is (cop gives his nickname). I am locked up in Maracaibo Venezuela charged with human trafficking. I am in plenty problem. I need your help I am not allowed any communication, Barry the person who would contact you is the wife of a person who I am with in jail.


“I need you to help me with little money $200 US to buy food in here, they are not giving nothing. I have to stay here for 2 1/2 months. The lady would send her account and she would buy things for me, also keep in contact with Bombay and Avalon, I think the lawyer would have contacted you, don’t give the lawyer anything pls, Pls organise, I would keep in contact the same way.”

The police constable then made reference to the two Indian nationals that he had allegedly trafficked from Trinidad to Venezuela, saying, “Barry pls tell me if the boys reach safe, let the lady know she would inform me. Again brother I need your help $200 US to the account as soon as possible, Sunday is visiting day so I’ll get my foodstuffs.”

In ending the letter, the police constable also made an impassioned plea for his friend to contact his daughter on a number he provided. “Also my daughter phone number is...pls send a message to her, they don’t know anything. Thanks again bro­ther.” (signs his real name).

He also gave the telephone contact for the Ven­ezue­lan woman for “Barry” to call and also an e-mail address so the money can be sent to her to assist him.

The Sunday Express tried to find out when the constable’s next court date is expected, but at least three Venezuelan sources were unable to obtain this information.

Murder link in Debe ► sub-head ◄

Senior homicide investigators informed the Sunday Express that based on information they have received, they are certain the police constable in Venezuela can help them with their homi­cide investigation into the death of Debe businessman Earle Samsoodeen, 40, who was shot and killed outside his home on April 25, the same day the constable departed for Venezuela.

Samsoodeen was about to open the gate to his home, located on the same pre­mises as that of the Calvary Temple Worship Centre, in Debe Trace when he was ambushed and shot several times around 11.05 p.m.

He died an hour later at the San Fernando General Hospital.

Senior investigators with knowledge of the investigation told the Sunday Express that Samsoodeen’s murder was “not robbery related”, but there was a much larger picture.

“What we were told was that Samsoodeen and a group of businessmen had approximately $5 million in old hundred dollar bills, and this police constable now in a Venezuelan jail had told Samsoodeen that he had the link in Central Bank to get the money changed,” said a senior investigator.

“The constable and his associates got the money changed and then decided they had no intention of giving back the money, so they decided to bump off who they had to,” he said.

The constable is said to be associated with two well-known firearms/drug offen­ders, and it is alleged based on his (the constable’s) instructions, these two men followed Samsoodeen and shot him outside his home.

Police have been searching for one of the men, ori­ginally from Debe, who went into hiding.

For several months, the man has been posting pictures of himself on social media, showing his face and wielding high-powered weapons.

His initials are VM, and police believe he was the “triggerman” in Samsooden’s murder.

According to officers, VM is also the brother of a policewoman who is currently assigned to the Southern Division after having previously worked at the Strategic Services Agency (SSA).



*** UNC financiers and the police in human trafficking and murder. ZR won't condemn this because the perp resembles Kamla voters.
Wow that is some fairytale reading sounds like bombs & cocaine in a water tank

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Yes this is what Kamla and her band of shemales encourage and ZR supports this and the rainbow agenda. Yet he braying PNM 2025 like a little beh beh.

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Re: DAILY CRIME REPORTS THREAD ...

Postby wing » May 26th, 2024, 9:46 am

Kidnappings for ransom projected to rise–police
... Quick cash luring criminals

 


For five days, 26-year-old Anisha Hosein-Singh was in the hands of kidnappers.

 The El Dorado vendor was snatched from her doubles stand early on the morning of May 18 by gunmen who shot her husband in their bid to escape.

 As police from various units investigated Hosein-Singh’s abduction, it was reported that an undisclosed ransom was demanded by the kidnappers; It is unclear whether any ransom was paid for her release. Hosein-Singh was found wandering in the Caroni area on Wednesday night. She was described by the police as being unharmed and in good health.

 In the early 2000s, kidnappings for ransom were rampant in T&T, prompting then national security minister Martin Joseph to agree with calls for kidnappers to face the death penalty. In a 2007 interview, Joseph described kidnapping as a “most horrific crime.”

 However, after a period of decline, there are fears that more resourceful, brazen criminals have turned their attention to legitimate and illegitimate business people.

 With increasing crime in the country–from brazen killings in public spaces and at people’s homes in broad daylight and night, and violent home invasions, rapes, and robberies–Hosein-Singh’s abduction has sparked fears of a resurgence of kidnapping for ransom, a crime that was noticeably high in T&T from the 1990s through the early 2000s.

 A 2016 study by criminologist Dr Randy Seepersad reported that there were 9.8 kidnappings per 100,000 inhabitants in Trinidad between 1990 and 2013. The report stated that T&T recorded the highest number of kidnappings in 2005, with 280 for that year. However, the number continued to decrease after 2005.

 The study revealed that between 1997 and 2013, there were 2,778 kidnappings, with 257 being for ransom. In 2005, there were 58 kidnappings for ransom, the highest number on record at that time. The number of kidnappings for ransom continued to drop, with less than ten per year after 2008.

This drop in the number of kidnappings for ransom has been attributed to a concerted effort to dismantle organised crime groups involved, leading to the imprisonment of some main crime figures.  

Between 2017 and 2024, there have been nine reported kidnappings for ransom; all of the victims in these cases were found alive. During this period, at least 21 suspects were charged.

  Guardian Media attempted to speak with the head of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU), through the TTPS Corporate Communications Unit, but was told that he was “very engaged” in the kidnapping investigation of Hosein-Singh.

 The AKU, which has received training from the FBI over the past two decades, is the main agency involved in the investigation of kidnappings.

 

Anti-crime briefing projected an increase in kidnappings for ransom

 

Between late 2023 and 2024, there have been at least three kidnappings. Police intelligence sources said an anti-crime briefing in March projected an increase in kidnappings for ransom this year, and it is believed that will continue for some time after 2024.

 This briefing, the source said, also outlined the involvement of organised crime elements in what he described as a “lucrative” criminal enterprise.

 According to data compiled by the police Crime and Problem Analysis (CAPA) branch, between January and May of this year, there has only been one confirmed kidnapping for ransom in the Eastern Division.

 However, the source said that may not be an accurate reflection of kidnapping cases, as several incidents are believed to go unreported, possibly because the victims’ families are too afraid while some are involved in illegal activities.

He added that police intelligence suggested that kidnappers were targeting people typically involved in money laundering or other illegal activities involving large sums of cash, as they were the ones most likely to have access to money for a ransom payment without alerting the police.

“This all ties back to the hesitance to alert the police or cooperate with officers who are investigating. They won’t tell us the full story, as they know some criminal aspects will be revealed. A lot of times the kidnappers are very aware of whatever activities the victim’s families are involved in.”

 The source referred to an incident where family members of a recent kidnap victim were reluctant to provide the contact numbers of other relatives to the police Cyber Crime Unit to assist in inquiries.

The success of some kidnappings has led to organised crime groups being drawn into the practice.

 The unwillingness to involve the police has made it difficult for investigators to detect trends and focus on which criminal networks are now part of the recent wave of abductions, resorting to the police using “street-level” intelligence from informants and other sources. 

 Referring to an incident in central Trinidad in November 2023 where a businessman’s daughter was reportedly kidnapped, the officer said while investigators could not confirm this with the businessman, several underworld figures insisted the girl was released after a $200,000 ransom was paid, hours after her abduction.

 

 

Ransoms attract gangs seeking quick cash 

 

One trend highlighted in the crime briefing earlier this year, a police source said, was the involvement of gangs in kidnapping.

While in the past gangs would simply provide the vehicle or guns to other groups to carry out a kidnapping, the gang members themselves are now becoming part of the trend.

 He said that while a successful kidnapping required extensive research and preparation, it was a relatively cheap crime to commit. Most of the vehicles used as getaway cars, sources said, are stolen months in advance of a kidnapping.

 Guns and police or military uniforms, he added, have become relatively easy to access from within gangs.

 “There are typically only three people involved in an actual kidnapping: two gunmen dressed in police or army uniforms and the driver. From that point, at the location you choose to hide the person, there are other people on standby to keep watch and ensure they aren’t trying to escape.”

 The involvement of gangs in kidnapping is not a new phenomenon, as Dexter Matthews, alias “Apache”, was gunned down at a hideout in Princes Town in January 2003.
Matthews was reportedly a key suspect in several of the country’s high-profile kidnappings. He was also linked to several other crimes, including murder.

 However, his murder was attributed to a gang war in Laventille at the time.

 

 

 

Kidnappings too unpredictable

 

In the case of gang warfare, the police can predict whether there will be reprisals for a particular murder and who the likely victims or suspects will be. 

 This allows for planning and prevention strategies through patrols or targeted searches; however, the nature of kidnappings does not give hints on when or where they would happen.

 “There are tens of thousands of businesspeople in Trinidad, all of whom have families of their own. It’s impossible to tell when a kidnapping will happen or who may be responsible, especially in situations where relatives of the victim are not being upfront with everything they know,” police sources said.

 In addition to police sources being deployed to help find Anisha Hosein-Singh, private citizens, including several search and rescue organisations, also volunteered in the search.

 But even with this assistance, finding the victims after their abduction remains a challenge for the authorities. 

 The source said that victims are typically hidden in remote, rural areas where there is a significant distance between neighbouring properties. 

 To effectively respond to kidnappings, one police officer said a more inclusive use of technology was needed.

 While he was reluctant to disclose what equipment the police Cyber Crime Unit had at their disposal, he reported that security camera footage led to the discovery of the silver Nissan B13 that was used in Hosein-Singh’s kidnapping.

 He said it was likely the kidnappers, with Hosein-Singh in tow, abandoned the vehicle there and switched to another car or ventured to a hideout on foot.

However, last week, head of the Specialised Support DivisionACP Wayne Mystar, addressing Hosien-Singh’s kidnapping on a radio show, said there was a need to improve the CCTV camera system in the country that can be used to address crime. Mystar also said one of the challenges facing the police was witnesses reneging after giving statements. He added that the “revolving door” of the criminal justice system, where people come out of prison with a “bigger and better way to continue to commit crime,” is another challenge. 

Asked about the use of drones and helicopters, Mystar said the police have an aerial support unit using drones but lamented that in cases of kidnappings and car thefts, helicopters may be needed. 

“Helicopters definitely is one of the resources necessary to assist us with what is happening; kidnappings and stolen vehicles.” 

He called on the population to partner with the police.

‘The blimp was useful’

 One retired officer who spoke with Guardian Media on condition of anonymity recalled a kidnapping for ransom in 1997, where a man was snatched from his home in south Trinidad.

 He said the man was tricked by kidnappers into thinking he was taken to Venezuela but was kept at a boarded-up house in west Trinidad, where his captors reportedly played Spanish music to deceive him until his release.

 The former senior officer said despite the ridicule it attracted, the airship or blimp used by the Ministry of National Security was an effective tool in surveillance and finding hideouts, particularly in the dense forests of the Northern Range. 

 “It (the blimp) was ideal for surveillance as it allowed for a wider range to be covered, especially with the type of equipment it carried.

 “Helicopters typically have a more limited range and can only remain airborne for so long, but the airship was more robust in how long it could continue work, notwithstanding the fact it was not the most subtle piece of machinery.”

 The officer, however, was unable to say how effective the blimp was in assisting in the rescue of kidnap victims during the period it was operational.

 While the identities of kidnappers remain unknown for most of the time, police said situations where a ransom is demanded open a window where cash can be exchanged, perhaps allowing for an arrest to be made.

In the case of Anesha Narine-Boodhoo, who was snatched from her El Socorro business place in December 2023, one of the suspects, Stephen Aaron Spann, was arrested for allegedly negotiating a ransom for her release.

 In the 2017 kidnapping of San Fernando businessman Gregory Laing, a Laventille man was arrested for having a portion of ransom money.

 Police said simply arranging a trap using ransom money as bait may be too risky, especially with the victim’s life hanging in the balance.

 “It’s a very tricky situation because if an arrest is effected and word gets back to the other kidnappers, we may have a dead victim on our hands. It’s something that requires a lot of thought on how to approach.”

 

 

 

(BOX) 

 

 

 

Cases of kidnapping for ransom

 

 

• In June 2004, then three-year-old Saada Singh was kidnapped from the Giselle Montessori Preschool she attended in Vistabella. Police later charged Singh’s preschool teacher Kimberly Moonsammy, her cousin Jonathan Moonsammy, Colleen Osbourne and Keston Franklin for the kidnapping. 

  

• Also in June 2004, ten-year-old Vijay Persad was snatched from his family’s Indian Walk, Moruga, home. A ransom of $300,000 was demanded for Persad’s safe release.

 However, Persad was never released, and his fate as of 2024 remains unknown.

  

• In December 2004, businessman Dexter Jagdeo was kidnapped by four men posing as police officers. A $2.5 million ransom was demanded for Jagdeo’s safe release. He was released when the ransom was paid.

 

• Also in December 2004, Amrika Praimsingh, then 15 years old, was snatched from the carpark of Trincity Mall. A ransom of $100,000 was demanded for her safe release.

 Praimsingh was released at Maritime Plaza, Barataria, after part of the ransom was paid.

 

• In July 2005, real estate agent Gerald Gopaul was kidnapped from Diamond Village, south Trinidad. Gopaul’s body was found days later at Tantrail Road, St Augustine.

 

• In December 2006, X-Tra Foods CEO Vindra Naipaul-Coolman was abducted.

 A $122,000 ransom was reportedly paid; however, Naipaul-Coolman was murdered, and her dismembered remains were disposed of at sea, never to be found.

 In 2014, the trial of 12 men accused of her kidnapping and murder began. However, in 2016, nine of the original 12 men were acquitted. It was reported in 2023 that each of the former accused will receive $2.1 million in damages for malicious prosecution. 

 

• In April 2011, Chinese restaurant owner Xue Hua Shan was ambushed outside her Barataria home and kidnapped. One day after her abduction, relatives reported receiving a ransom demand of $4 million for her release. Police believe Shan was murdered by her captors but admitted there is no conclusive evidence to suggest whether she is alive or dead.

 

 

• In April 2012, another Chinese businessman, Kenneth Lou, was kidnapped while making deliveries in Claxton Bay. His family was contacted hours after the abduction, and a $200,000 ransom was demanded. He was later released in Piarco.

 

• In June 2017, businessman Gregory Laing was kidnapped from his Puff and Stuff Bakery on Circular Road, San Fernando. It was reported that a ransom of $270,000 was demanded for his safe return. Laing was later released and found on the Beetham Highway. Shortly after, Jester Superville, of Picton Road, Laventille, was charged for having $2,500, which was allegedly part of the ransom. A second man, Quincy Flatts, was also charged with negotiating a ransom.

 

• In July 2017, Zhang Saiju, a worker employed with the Chinese Embassy in T&T was kidnapped while walking to work in St Clair. The kidnapper later called the embassy and demanded a $20,000 ransom for Saiju’s safe release. However, police from various units used GPS to find the kidnapper and Saiju on Damien Street, near the Roxy Roundabout. Kwasi Bowen was charged with the kidnapping.

 

• In September 2017, then 14-year-old Brandon Sam was kidnapped from his Sangre Grande home. A 16-year-old relative who at the time claimed to have been released by the captors said a $350,000 ransom was demanded. Five men, two of whom were Brandon’s uncles, were later charged with the kidnapping.

 

• In September 2018, Natalie Pollonais was kidnapped as she left the C3 complex.

 She was rescued at a house in El Socorro four days after the abduction. SRP Ian Dwarika, PC Shaundell Euin, and Gregory James were charged with her kidnapping.

 

• In November 2018, Maria Dass-Supersad was kidnapped from her workplace on the UWI St Augustine campus. She was later rescued by police in a forest hideout in Caura. Two men, Ricardo Felix and Keon Phillips, were charged with kidnapping for ransom and possession of a gun and ammunition. 

 

• In January 2022, Narine Maraj and his wife, Mattie Maraj, were kidnapped when they left their Madras Road, St Helena, home to go to a parcel of land in Piarco. A ransom of $2 million was demanded. Maraj escaped, while his wife was found two days later on the Cumaca Road in Valencia. Police later confirmed that nine people were arrested for the kidnapping.

 

 • In September 2023, Patrina Hernandez and her daughter Amelia Roberts were kidnapped from their Andalusia Drive, Maraval, home. Hours later that same day, both women were released by their captors on the Lady Young Road in Morvant.

 It is unclear whether a ransom was demanded or paid for their release. 

 

• On December 29, 2023, Anesha Narine-Boodhoo was snatched from her El Socorro business by two men dressed in police uniforms. She was released on January 2.

Two men, Stephen Aaron Spann and Jason Browne, also known as Abdul Karim, were charged for her abduction.

 



**** Police saying many times it's more than it seems. So the story is that afros targeting indos because of crooked activities and white collar crime and big fish behavior. ZR supports this because he obsessed with the PNM. Kamla supports this because her crooked lawyers and judges need to eat ah food. Tuner idiots get chain up to feel is just a racial issue.

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wing wrote:‘Locked up: I am in plenty problem’

A Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) constable who has been under suspicion for human trafficking in this country for years has been detained and charged with the crime in Venezuela.


Law enforcement officials have confirmed that the constable, who has been an officer for 20 years, was apprehended in late April after handing over two Indian nationals in Venezuela to a known coyote.


A coyote is someone who smuggles immigrants from Mexico over the United States border.

Sources said the Indian nationals were taken to Venezuela by boat on April 25 after paying the police constable “thousands” of dollars.

The constable is known in the underworld by the alias of a popular local biscuit brand.

The task of the coyote is to transport the citizens from Venezuela through Colombia, Mexico and, finally, the United States.

Sources said that following the meeting, the police officer was detained and subsequently charged with human trafficking in Maracaibo where he is currently impri­soned.

Someone blew the whistle on the Trinidadian police constable while he was in Venezuela, sources said.

A Sunday Express investigation, which started in 2019, found that the constable has been under watch following accusations that he was involved in the trafficking of Venezuelan women in South Trinidad for the purpose of human trafficking.

“One of the girls in question that he had allegedly trafficked and locked in a house in Debe and made to work as a sex slave was later sent back to Venezuela, and she was afraid to give a statement and so he couldn’t be charged,” a senior police officer told the Sunday Express.

When questioned about his alleged involvement in human trafficking by the Sunday Express in 2019, the police constable, who had previously been suspended due to a domestic issue, denied any wrongdoing.

The constable was sent to the Emergency Response Patrol (ERP) in the Northern Division when he returned from suspension, according to senior police officers.

It wasn’t until late last year that he was moved back to the ERP in the Southern Division.

He then went on vacation in February of this year and was scheduled to return to work in mid-June.

He was however arrested in April in Venezuela.

Letter to ‘Barry’

The Sunday Express obtained a hand-written letter, dated May 19, 2023, in which the police constable wrote to a friend called “Barry”, asking for money to attend to his needs while in the Venezuelan prison.

It said, “Good day...(Barry). This is (cop gives his nickname). I am locked up in Maracaibo Venezuela charged with human trafficking. I am in plenty problem. I need your help I am not allowed any communication, Barry the person who would contact you is the wife of a person who I am with in jail.


“I need you to help me with little money $200 US to buy food in here, they are not giving nothing. I have to stay here for 2 1/2 months. The lady would send her account and she would buy things for me, also keep in contact with Bombay and Avalon, I think the lawyer would have contacted you, don’t give the lawyer anything pls, Pls organise, I would keep in contact the same way.”

The police constable then made reference to the two Indian nationals that he had allegedly trafficked from Trinidad to Venezuela, saying, “Barry pls tell me if the boys reach safe, let the lady know she would inform me. Again brother I need your help $200 US to the account as soon as possible, Sunday is visiting day so I’ll get my foodstuffs.”

In ending the letter, the police constable also made an impassioned plea for his friend to contact his daughter on a number he provided. “Also my daughter phone number is...pls send a message to her, they don’t know anything. Thanks again bro­ther.” (signs his real name).

He also gave the telephone contact for the Ven­ezue­lan woman for “Barry” to call and also an e-mail address so the money can be sent to her to assist him.

The Sunday Express tried to find out when the constable’s next court date is expected, but at least three Venezuelan sources were unable to obtain this information.

Murder link in Debe ► sub-head ◄

Senior homicide investigators informed the Sunday Express that based on information they have received, they are certain the police constable in Venezuela can help them with their homi­cide investigation into the death of Debe businessman Earle Samsoodeen, 40, who was shot and killed outside his home on April 25, the same day the constable departed for Venezuela.

Samsoodeen was about to open the gate to his home, located on the same pre­mises as that of the Calvary Temple Worship Centre, in Debe Trace when he was ambushed and shot several times around 11.05 p.m.

He died an hour later at the San Fernando General Hospital.

Senior investigators with knowledge of the investigation told the Sunday Express that Samsoodeen’s murder was “not robbery related”, but there was a much larger picture.

“What we were told was that Samsoodeen and a group of businessmen had approximately $5 million in old hundred dollar bills, and this police constable now in a Venezuelan jail had told Samsoodeen that he had the link in Central Bank to get the money changed,” said a senior investigator.

“The constable and his associates got the money changed and then decided they had no intention of giving back the money, so they decided to bump off who they had to,” he said.

The constable is said to be associated with two well-known firearms/drug offen­ders, and it is alleged based on his (the constable’s) instructions, these two men followed Samsoodeen and shot him outside his home.

Police have been searching for one of the men, ori­ginally from Debe, who went into hiding.

For several months, the man has been posting pictures of himself on social media, showing his face and wielding high-powered weapons.

His initials are VM, and police believe he was the “triggerman” in Samsooden’s murder.

According to officers, VM is also the brother of a policewoman who is currently assigned to the Southern Division after having previously worked at the Strategic Services Agency (SSA).



*** UNC financiers and the police in human trafficking and murder. ZR won't condemn this because the perp resembles Kamla voters.
Wow that is some fairytale reading sounds like bombs & cocaine in a water tank

PNM Victory 2025
Yes this is what Kamla and her band of shemales encourage and ZR supports this and the rainbow agenda. Yet he braying PNM 2025 like a little beh beh.
Pure fiction

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guidance on what to do to verify someone is a police officer...


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Iphone 13 pro max... 8k.....okeyyyyy

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Too funny! But he was right though.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Tourists are advised to exercise extreme caution in T&T.

In other words, don’t come.

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should not have confronted the bandit - instead of getting back the chain he got relieved of everything else except the car.

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I guess he had to learn this the hard way. Thank you, come again.

"Reconsider travel to Trinidad and Tobago due to crime.
Country Summary: Violent crime, such as murder, robbery, assault, sexual assault, home invasion, and kidnapping, is common."
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/trinidad-and-tobago-travel-advisory.html

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should not have confronted the bandit - instead of getting back the chain he got relieved of everything else except the car.


Correct, let them take it and go.

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We will reach when it says "do not travel"?

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He should walk around with a camera, a vest and a retarded sunglasses.....

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Mmoney607 wrote:

He should walk around with a camera, a vest and a retarded sunglasses.....


The suspect then ran towards Nelson Street.


Lall & ramapaul from nelson street mekin problem again & rough up d tourist

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lol this one again yes

June 10th, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE
Barrackpore Businessman Charged with Fraud
A 33-year-old businessman is expected to appear in court today charged with Fraudulent Conversion in the sum of $47,000.
STEFON RABINDRUNATH, 33, of Barrackpore, was charged with the offence by officers of the Fraud Squad on Friday 7th June, 2024.
A victim reported that in December 2020, they paid the sum of $47,000 by way of a manager’s cheque to a man. The payment represented the down payment toward the purchase and importation of a vehicle valued at $97,000, to be delivered in six weeks’ time.
The man allegedly failed to deliver the vehicle as arranged and attempts by the victim to recover the money proved futile.
A report was made to the police and an investigation launched into the matter by the Fraud Squad.
On June 6th, 2024, an exercise was coordinated by Snr. Supt. Arlet Groome, Supt. Lutchman and ASP Bisnath and supervised by Insp. Bachoo, Cpl Ramdial and PC Sooroojpaul, all of Fraud Squad, San Fernando Office and assisted by officers of the Barrackpore Police Station.
During the exercise, a male suspect was arrested.
Rabindrunath was charged by Cpl Ramdial and is expected to appear before a San Fernando Magistrate today, to answer the charge.
The Fraud Squad is reminding the public that before purchasing any vehicle through an agent, a thorough check should be made with the Ministry of Trade and Industry to verify that the agent is authorised to conduct such transactions.
Corporate Communications Unit
June 10th, 2024
END

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Ent that's the man who hit hover for 6

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playwhe booth in don miguel buying old money for half price. $1 = $0.50

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Dad charged with cruelty
Child left in vehicle at PriceSmart
https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/dad-charged-with-cruelty/article_fff707e6-2860-11ef-880c-1314b9f18892.html

The man who allegedly left his three-year-old daughter in a car while he went into the PriceSmart shopping facility in La Romaine has been charged with cruelty to a child.

Vendor Kareem Mohammed, 56, of Lalbeharry Trace, Penal, yesterday faced High Court Master Shabana Shah.

The charge was laid by PC Maynard.

Mohammed was represented by attorneys Ramesh Deena and Christian Deena who asked for bail for their client.

Prosecutor Cleyon Seedan made no objection.

Mohammed was placed on $30,000 bail with the condition that he reports to the San Fernando Police Station once a week.

The matter was transferred to the Magistrates’ Court for July 16. Mohammed is expected to enter a plea on that day.

It was on Sunday that the child was allegedly left in a car in the basement carpark at PriceSmart in La Romaine.

The windows in the car were allegedly half-way down and the child was found screaming inside the vehicle.

It is alleged the girl had been left unattended in the car while an adult took other children to have their eyes tested at the optical outlet.

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Chimera wrote:lol this one again yes

June 10th, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE
Barrackpore Businessman Charged with Fraud
A 33-year-old businessman is expected to appear in court today charged with Fraudulent Conversion in the sum of $47,000.
STEFON RABINDRUNATH, 33, of Barrackpore, was charged with the offence by officers of the Fraud Squad on Friday 7th June, 2024.
A victim reported that in December 2020, they paid the sum of $47,000 by way of a manager’s cheque to a man. The payment represented the down payment toward the purchase and importation of a vehicle valued at $97,000, to be delivered in six weeks’ time.
The man allegedly failed to deliver the vehicle as arranged and attempts by the victim to recover the money proved futile.
A report was made to the police and an investigation launched into the matter by the Fraud Squad.
On June 6th, 2024, an exercise was coordinated by Snr. Supt. Arlet Groome, Supt. Lutchman and ASP Bisnath and supervised by Insp. Bachoo, Cpl Ramdial and PC Sooroojpaul, all of Fraud Squad, San Fernando Office and assisted by officers of the Barrackpore Police Station.
During the exercise, a male suspect was arrested.
Rabindrunath was charged by Cpl Ramdial and is expected to appear before a San Fernando Magistrate today, to answer the charge.
The Fraud Squad is reminding the public that before purchasing any vehicle through an agent, a thorough check should be made with the Ministry of Trade and Industry to verify that the agent is authorised to conduct such transactions.
Corporate Communications Unit
June 10th, 2024
END
Same man hit friend 6 for 9 with a vehicle

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Yeah just read the url... you don't need the article posted here.
It just way too sick.

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/3year-bond-for-man-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-dog-6.2.2025930.82b6e7d85b

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maj. tom wrote:Yeah just read the url... you don't need the article posted here.
It just way too sick.

https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/3year-bond-for-man-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-dog-6.2.2025930.82b6e7d85b


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Postby redmanjp » June 13th, 2024, 3:35 pm

^ the alphabet crew reserving any letter for this?

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Postby wing » June 13th, 2024, 3:39 pm

redmanjp wrote:^ the alphabet crew reserving any letter for this?
They should label it ZR.

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Postby maj. tom » June 20th, 2024, 12:16 pm

Pay $120,000...or else
Businesswoman tells of extortion attempt:
https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/pay-120-000-or-else/article_1759edcc-2c4e-11ef-92b6-f32071da48a0.html

A 47-year-old businesswoman has told police she is being extorted.

The woman, who lives in St Augustine, told investigators that she was at her home when she got a call. The person on the other end informed the woman that if she did not pay $120,000 to him, that her family would be in danger.

She got several other calls that night from other numbers with persons demanding that she pay the money.

The woman notified the police as she said she strongly believed the threats were legitimate.

PC Mahabir is continuing enquiries.

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