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BREAKING NEWS: Nepalese students returned to Saint Lucia

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Seven Napalese nationals who were recently detained by law enforcement officials in Grenada have returned to Saint Lucia.

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has launched an investigation into the matter.

The students were staying at Happy Days Guest House in Gros Islet and 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, on April 17.

“The students arrived in Grenada via boat on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from St Lucia,” the Grenada Police Force said in a brief statement.

Grenadian police said they were sent back to St. Lucia because that was their last port of legal entry “and then we have a situation where all their travel documents are with law enforcement there”.

A Ghanaian national, who resides in Trinidad, was also arrested and charged for trafficking the students.

The students are among a group of Asians who have been left virtually stranded here as a result of what has become known as the “Lambirds Academy affair”.‎ The students are foreign nationals of: Nepal, The Philippines and India.

A small batch was 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 the Academy. The CEO was also charged with money laundering.


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