2001News

Drug dealer's nightmare

Diomaris Almonte, mother of a supposed Dominican New York drug dealer, was kidnapped on 14 February at gunpoint. She was released 53 hours afterwards, after suffering being beat up by her kidnappers. She is recovering satisfactorily, say news reports. Supposedly, she was kidnapped over a fraud of US$3 million involving a drug deal carried out by her son in New York City. Interestingly, press reports indicate that the mother lived in a slum area in the Los Minas neighborhood. She was kidnapped from a friend’s house. The Secret Service department of the Police is investigating the kidnapping.