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Pe­nal busi­ness­man Michael Ale­jan­dro Es­pana Ram­nath has been re­leased by his cap­tors af­ter a ran­som was paid, po­lice con­firmed.

Po­lice did not dis­close the amount paid or de­tails sur­round­ing his re­lease, but con­firmed that he was freed more than a week ago.

Ram­nath, 34, op­er­ates Best Friends Burg­er Cart with his fa­ther along the S.S. Erin Road in Pe­nal. He was ab­duct­ed at 11 pm on Feb­ru­ary 3 while re­turn­ing home.