3 held for Puff n Stuff owner kidnapping

They were found at a guest house in Port of Spain, sources of the Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit reported..

The Puff n’Stuff owner was kidnapped outside his bakery at Circular Road, San Fernando last Wednesday morning..

A ransom of $270,000 was demanded. Later that day, the businessman was freed and dropped off at the side of the Beetham Highway..

Laing was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope before he was reunited with his family in San Fernando..

The ransom was paid in two instalments which led to his release..

A relative first dropped off $30,000 along a track in Phase 1, Beetham Estate and then hours later drove to Barataria and dropped off a bag containing $240,000 on the pavement near TATECO (Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission) Credit Union..

Earlier that day, Laing who was driving a Mercedes Benz sedan pulled up at his business when several men overpowered him and forced him into another car which sped off..

At 4 am, when employees arrived they found the bakery still locked and Laing’s car engine idling..

Relatives said they were thankful the businessman was alive and safe. Investigators believe Laing was marked for some time before the act was carried out..