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Crime

Alexander Village businessman held over kidnap plot

By Staff Editor Thu, July 2 2026, 2:07 AM GMT-4

A 36-year-old Georgetown businessman is in police custody after he allegedly paid money as part of a plan to have a man kidnapped.

In a statement yesterday, the police said the suspect, of Alexander Village, Georgetown, was arrested during an intelligence-led operation conducted on Tuesday.

According to the police, acting on information received, ranks carried out the operation during which the businessman allegedly made arrangements for the kidnapping of a male and handed over a quantity of cash as part payment.

He was arrested at the scene and taken into custody.

Police said the cash was seized and lodged as evidence.

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