Albert George Navarro Arcia, a 30-year-old Venezuelan man, was abducted by armed suspects in the Waterloo/Carapichaima district late Friday night, June 12, 2026, while attending a business meeting to discuss a cheese transaction. Arcia arrived at the location with an 18-year-old companion in a Nissan B13 vehicle shortly before 11 p.m. when they were confronted by an unknown number of suspects who forcibly placed him into a waiting vehicle and sped away. His companion escaped unharmed and reported the incident to police. Hours after the abduction, Arcia's sister received a WhatsApp message from individuals claiming to hold him captive, demanding US$10,000 in exchange for his safe return. Police have launched a kidnapping-for-ransom investigation and are working to determine the exact location of the abduction; initial attempts to locate the scene proved unsuccessful.
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This is the 2nd kidnapping reported in Carapichaima in 2026.
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