Three Central Division police officers have been detained in connection with the kidnapping for ransom of Cunupia used car dealer Sachel Kungebeharry.
Investigators assigned to the Professional Standards Bureau and the Anti-Kidnapping Unit detained the officers this morning (October 2).
Two of the detained officers are assigned to the Caroni Police Station and a third is reportedly assisting investigators to locate the victim Sachel Kungebeharry.
On October 1, investigators impounded a marked police car from the Caroni Police Station which was suspected of being used during the kidnapping on September 25 in Cunupia.
Kungebeharry was taken when the car in which he was travelling was blocked by a police car with flashing blue lights at around 5 pm.
He was bundled into the police vehicle by three men, two of whom were dressed in what appeared to be police tactical uniforms.
The officers reportedly searched Kungebeharry and told him they had a warrant for his arrest. The two other men were left unharmed.
Police reported a ransom of $.5 million was paid for Kungebaharry’s safe release on September 29 but the victim remains missing.
(photo of Sachel Kungebeharry courtesy Crime Watch)