Three Grenadian men who were caught up in what was widely publicised as a drug fracas on the high seas in Grenada, and were later held for ransom in Venezuela have been reunited with their families.
The three men Ricardo Prescott, George Redhead and Ryan Granger all returned to Grenada over the weekend after some three weeks in the Spanish speaking country of Venezuela; where they were held by their captors awaiting the payment of a bounty, which was demanded for their release.
Sources told the Grenada Informer that the men escaped their captors early last week and with assistance from family in Grenada via the Venezuelan Embassy in Grenada, contact was made with the Grenada Embassy in Venezuela which were able to secure the three men including two other Grenadians held months prior by the same group.
Prescott whom it was said was instrumental in leading the Grenadians’ escape, was the first to return home, he did so last Friday just after 6pm and after a lengthy discussion with members of the Royal Grenada Police Force inside the Maurice Bishop International Airport he was reunited with his parents in the arrival area of the airport. His friends, Redhead and Granger returned on Sunday just after 7pm.
Meanwhile the remaining two Grenadians whose names were not given but who remain in the custody of law enforcement authorities in Venezuela are expected in Grenada later today (Friday).
As Grenadians grapple with this developing story many are asking just how the men got to Venezuela. According to inside sources, the three men were out at sea in the early hours of that dreadful morning to simply deliver whatever was given to them by their bosses and collect what was to be returned. However, the men who were collecting the package, (we were told), were not happy with the exchange and decided to hold on to the Grenadians until the deal was settled to their satisfaction.
Sources told the Informer although their captors beat some of the men, for the most part, the Grenadians were safe and their lives were not in any real danger as their captors were more interested in regaining monies owed to them, by a Grenadian dealer.
Although the men were allowed to return to their various homes without any formal charges laid, sources told the Informer that the lawmen have not ruled out the possibility of charges as they continue their investigations.
