Police are probing the abduction of a 23-year-old man, who was robbed and then dropped off along the M2 Ring Road in Debe on Sunday night.
The man, an usher at Caribbean Cinemas in South Park, left his workplace around 10 pm with a female co-worker.
Police said as the pair entered the victim’s black Nissan NP 300 van, which was parked on the southern side of the mall, two assailants approached them.
One of them was wearing a hoodie and armed with a firearm.
The suspects ordered the man’s co-worker, who was in the front seat, to exit the van. She complied and ran off.
The victim was forced into the back seat of the vehicle and a white plastic bag was placed over his head.
Police said some 45 minutes later, the victim was dropped off along the M2 Ring Road near the T&TEC Power Station. He heard the suspects talking to two other men before two vehicles sped off.
The victim’s Apple iPhone valued at $1,500 and an Amazon Fire Tablet at US$79 were in the van. The van was valued at $170,000.
Sometime later, the victim contacted a relative about his ordeal. The police were contacted. Officers of the Mon Repos Police Station responded and took the man to the police station.
When Guardian Media visited his home, no one was there. However, a resident expressed concern about the spate of robberies and murders in the country.
“I don’t know what to say about this place again, yes,” he lamented, shaking his head. He was thankful that the young man was not hurt or killed.
Investigations are continuing.
In an unrelated incident, a 41-year-old man nearly lost his life after stopping on the side of the road to urinate in Princes Town on Sunday.
Despite being shot by two suspects, he managed to drive to the police station.
Investigators said the victim stopped his black Isuzu pickup van around 1.45 am along Manahambre Road near Promises Bar to urinate.
However, another vehicle pulled up alongside his van and two masked men approached. The victim heard two loud explosions and felt a burning sensation on his hands. Fearful for his life, he drove to the Princes Town Police Station and made a report.
The police took him to the Princes Town District Health Facility where he was treated and later transferred to the San Fernando General Hospital. He suffered two gunshot wounds under his left arm and injuries to his right hand.
Officers from the Princes Town Police Station are investigating.