Tarran Gallai Returns Home After Alleged Kidnapping Outside Debe Pharmacy

Penal retiree Tarran Gallai alleges he was abducted outside a Debe pharmacy and forced to surrender $142,486.80 through withdrawals and card transactions. Police are investigating; no arrests were reported by Wednesday.

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5 reports from 2 outlets · First reported Mon, Sep 28

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Updated Sep 30, 2026

Gallai alleged that two armed men abducted him outside a Debe pharmacy on Sunday and released him on Monday.
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He said $142,486.80 was taken through bank withdrawals and card transactions, and police are investigating his burnt Toyota Yaris found in St Margaret’s.
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Police had made no arrests by Wednesday.
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Sep 30, 2026

Pensioner on kidnap ordeal: Worse than a jail

Seventy-seven-year-old Tarran Gallai says he was kidnapped in Debe, tied up for about 10 hours in a dark washroom near La Romaine, and forced to withdraw money from his bank account before being released on Monday. He says a total of $142,486.80 was stolen, and this was his second kidnapping this year, raising concerns about repeated attacks on older residents in south Trinidad.

Sep 30, 2026

Elderly man kidnapped twice in seven months, forced to withdraw $100,000

Seventy-seven-year-old Tarran Gallai was kidnapped outside a pharmacy, held overnight and forced to withdraw more than $100,000 from his bank account, seven months after a similar abduction in Couva. He says he was left traumatised but believes faith helped him survive, and is urging elderly people to take extra precautions when visiting banks. പൊലീസ് haven’t made any arrests.

Sep 29, 2026

Kidnapped retiree returns home $142,000 poorer

A 77-year-old Penal retiree returned home Monday after disappearing on Sunday, saying two armed men abducted him outside a pharmacy in Debe. Police are investigating bank transactions and withdrawals totaling $142,486.80, including $130,000 taken from a Marabella branch, while his burnt Toyota Yaris was found in St Margaret’s.

Sep 29, 2026

Missing retiree returns home after alleged kidnapping

A 77-year-old Penal retiree returned home Monday after reporting that two armed men kidnapped him outside a Debe pharmacy, then forced him to make bank withdrawals and card transactions totalling $142,486.80. Police are also investigating a burnt Toyota Yaris linked to him, while detectives and his family say he appeared traumatised.

Sep 28, 2026

Police seek public’s help to find missing 77-year-old Penal man

Police in Trinidad and Tobago are seeking help to find 77-year-old Taran Gallai of Penal, who was last seen on Sunday, September 27. He was reported missing the next day, and officers are asking anyone with information to contact the Penal Police Station or Crime Stoppers.

Tarran Gallai Returns Home After Alleged Kidnapping Outside Debe Pharmacy

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