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One morning off the coast of Bonasse recently, fisherman Kirk Gayah’s fishing boat carrying four workers was seized by Venezuelan interceptors.

They demanded $2,000, two boxes of chicken, boat oil and four cans of gas for the release of his vessel. It was a price he desperately paid, he told the Sunday Express.

But since then, he has returned to the water with caution, venturing no farther than necessary, fearing it will happen again.