Caribbean Drug Trade and the Venezuelan Reality.
In another potent example of the reality that the masses of Caribbean people are faced with, on a daily basis. Saint Lucian, Scott Atkins young drug dealer from that island, went to Venezuela and found himself in serious problems. Atkins was kidnapped by several men, viciously beaten and tortured, in a viral video released on Social Media. In the video the Venezuelans can be seen with one man’s foot on Atkins’ back, pointing high powered automatic rifles at his head. The men demanded a ransom for the return of Atkins, in the video Atkins begs a man he calls Shawn to pay the Venezuelans for his safe return. Scott Atkins reportedly left Saint Lucia in late January or early February 2017 and has been seen in Venezuela. FB photo of 18-year-old Atkins. Middle Atkins and some Venezuela cohorts. Atkins lying on the ground after having been viciously beaten and tortured by his Venezuelan captives. An American made M16 is being pointed at Atkins' head in the phot...