The Global Advisor: Spotlight on Latin America | January 2025
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Trinidad & Tobago
Criminals abduct businessman in Chaguanas Two armed men on 21 November abducted a 36-year-old businessman as he was delivering building materials to a customer on Pierre Street, Lendore village, Enterprise (Chaguanas province). Witnesses reported that the perpetrators dragged the victim inside their car before escaping. His relatives later the same day received a ransom demand for an undisclosed amount. The fate of the victim was not reported.
Woman kidnapped after attending fake job interview in Chaguanas Two kidnappers abducted a Venezuelan national after luring her to a location on the false premise of a job opportunity at a bar in Penal (Penal-Debe region) on 14 December 2024. The perpetrators stole her belongings and made a ransom demand to her family. The victim escaped at 20.30 that same day.
Control Risks comment
Control Risks comment
Trinidad and Tobago recorded a 330%, uptick in kidnap cases over 2024. The threat is particularly prevalent in the north of Trinidad where criminal groups have increasingly targeted businessmen and other wealthy individuals. Recent trends also suggest that perpetrators are increasingly capable of holding victims captive for multiple weeks. Local media has also noted the participation of corrupt police officers in kidnap incidents.
Kidnaps of foreign nationals remain relatively rare and perpetrators are commonly local gangs reliant on lure tactics and other approaches that minimise the risk of interception by security forces. Gangs are unlikely to attempt to pursue employees of larger commercial operators given the greater media and police scrutiny doing so would attract.
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