Philipsburg:--- The detective department managed to arrest three St. Maarten men identified as R.E.G., I.E.J. and N.E.B. after a lengthy investigation into two cases of abduction. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said a special team was formed to investigate the two cases and so far the investigators believe the three persons now in custody are responsible for both cases of abduction.Henson said the special team was formed on December 2010 when the first case took place between the 16th and 17th December 2010 where the victim with the initials N.O.M.A was abducted by four men from the Billy Folly area. During abduction the victim's home was broken into by the suspects and many items taken by the suspects. The suspects had also taken the victim to an undisclosed location where for some time he was tortured. The following day while the victim was being transported by the suspects to another location, he got the opportunity to escape and ran into a popular establishment on the A. J.C. Brouwers Road in Cul de Sac.
The second abduction case occurred on January 3rd 2011 where the victim in this case with initials R.L.M. again was abducted from the Billy Folly area. The victim was handcuffed by the suspects and pushed into the car they were driving. The white jeep belonging to the victim was also taken. While transporting the victim he saw the opportunity to escape and jumped out of the vehicle. He then took-off running. The suspects fired several shots at the victim however he was not struck by any of the shots. The police and detectives were immediately informed of the ongoing situation and started to search for the suspects. The vehicle of the victim was later found abandoned and confiscated for further investigation.
