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Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says the US$2.5 million ransom request by the kidnappers of couple Derrick and Claribel Tardieu is “fishy”.
Police reported that Tardieu, 70, a businessman, and his 47-year-old wife were snatched from their Blanchette Bay, Monos Island home on Saturday night. A family friend received a distressing voice note from a cellphone with a Colombian registration number informing them of the kidnapping around 9.44 pm.
The message, which came from Derek Tardieu, said, “Dey have meh and want 2.5 million US for meh release.”
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