Kidnap and Ransom – Page 2 – Truth Only Has Few Friends

The Threat of Poisoning for Bodyguards & Close Protection Personnel

The vast majority of those in the close protection and bodyguard industry are trained to anticipate violence. Yet one of the most insidious threats they must also prepare for is poisoning—a method of attack that is silent, often invisible, and devastatingly effective.

Meeting Security in Hostile Environments

Meetings should always be treated with caution as they are an easy way to set someone up for kidnapping, assassination, sexual assault or robbery!

Hostage Rescue – De-escalation, Discipline, Distraction (Videos)

If dealing with hostage situations, you must understand how to communicate with the hostage takers and to de-escalate things. If working with others, you must train together and be able to work as a disciplined team.

Fighting Terror with Terror – Pablo Escobar & The Kidnapping of Martha Ochoa

In this example of a kidnap for ransom incident you will see how Pablo Escobar and friends dealt with the kidnapping of one of their family members.

Honey Traps – Warning!

Honey Traps are a spy and criminal tactic that has been around for as long as humans have, but still people end up getting extorted, kidnapped or murdered.

Hostage Negotiations – “If they pay once, they’ll pay again”

In a kidnapping situation it could be up to you to deal with the hostage negotiations, here are some very basic guidelines for dealing with a very complexed situation. Hostage negotiations is something everyone working in the emerging markets or dealing with VIP clients should have a basic and realistic understanding of.

Training Course Dates

We run tactical, close protection, kidnap and ransom prevention, HEAT and firearms training courses for individuals and private groups by appointment, we also run public courses on set dates.

Kidnap, Robbery & Date Rape Drugs!

At this time, I am living in South Florida and hear regular stories of males and females having their drinks spiked in bars and clubs with date rape drugs. The motive is commonly thought of as “Date Rape” but this criminal tactic is also used in robberies.

Kidnapping for Ransom

Over the past two decades kidnapping for ransom and hostage taking have become a booming multimillion dollar business. It is very difficult to get accurate figures on kidnap for ransom rates as a lot of incidents are not reported to the authorities or media, also governments keen to attract tourists and investors try to keep…

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