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Nepalese students still missing

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Police are still searching for nine Nepalese students who went missing since Friday, April 17.

Acting Police Press Officer Zachary Hippolyte told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) police may have some intelligence as where the students might be staying.

However, this information was not provided to the press office and would most likely not be released to the public.

Hippolyte said whether the students are found or return on their own free will, they will not be penalized.

The police press official said the students can however be charged if they commit any crime during the time they went missing.

Asked about whether the police are aware if rumours of the missing students being housed by a local media house, Hippolyte said he heard about it, but cannot confirm if that is true.

Seven of the alleged students were students were reportedly staying at Happy Days Guest House in Gros Islet and two at Coral Reef Guest House near the Marina in Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet.

Reports are that suspicion was raised when the foreigners did not show up for the Friday night street party in Gros Islet town.

There are about 60 students who are involved in the Lambirds Academy scam, many of which remains in Saint Lucia. The students are foreign nationals of: Nepal, The Philippines and India.

A small batch of the students has been returned to their home country, with the assistance of the United Nations International Organization of Migration.

Four men, including the chief executive officer of Lambirds, have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in connection with the alleged internet scam at Lambirds Academy that left a group of foreigners stranded in St. Lucia. The CEO was also charged with money laundering.


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