Security Services
Kidnap For Ransom
Threat Recognition
Kidnapping is an age old crime that today, has matured into an established worldwide multi million dollar business.
Statistically kidnapping, in all its forms, is on the increase, especially in the South Americas and Middle East.
Pecuniary extortion by abduction thrives in countries where fraud is prevalent, where the law enforcement agencies are inadequate and where the judiciary is open to favors or susceptible to vicious reprisal. The crime is prevalent in countries that are rich in natural resources and inexpensive labor; countries where the resources and workforces are exploited by both native and multinational businesses.
The Apollo Difference
Apollo constantly adapts its Kidnap and Ransom practice to continue and surpass the pace with which the abundant and largely unconstrained nature of the crime continues.
It is our objective to afford our clients with every opportunity to lessen the risk of kidnap. However, in the event of an abduction, our group of practiced case agents stand prepared to deploy within 24 hours of an abduction and counsel on the negotiated liberation of hostages be they insured or not.
With these criteria perpetually established, Apollo's kidnap and ransom service is designed to prevent the crime from occurring in the first place through training and education intended to meet the individual requirements of the client. Apollo prepares likely decision makers for the management and necessary steps of a kidnap response and negotiation. We prepare the prospective victim for the physiological and emotional effects of internment. Our program protects against fiscal and fortuitous loss through our relationship with special risk insurers. We stand ready to respond immediately, on the ground in the abduction location within twenty four hours, to a call for expert counsel in the event of kidnap. Upon a successful release, if necessary, we will then assist with the repatriation and rehabilitation of the captive and others who might be in need of such help.
The Organization
Apollo's Kidnap for Ransom Practice is based in Washington DC miles from every foreign embassy as well as the US State Department. This places us in close proximity with key political decision makers and major operators in the international special risk kidnap and recovery response teams to assist Apollo in its recovery and negotiation efforts from the top government levels down.
Our network of K&R Response Agents is deployed around the world. This provides for expert advice to our clients in every key region, including the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim
In the event of an abduction, a call to our 24/7 hotline initiates the instantaneous deployment of a K&R Response Agent and the appropriate local Apollo coordinators are put on notice. While the K&R Response Agent is traveling to the abduction site, contact with and counsel to the client is continued by telecommunication with our field offices worldwide.
Apollo's K&R Response Agents maneuver within the officially permitted parameters of the nation state concerned and consequently are in cooperation with the pertinent authorities and ambassadorial missions.
Discretion
Secrecy is the key component to our K&R service. For further information therefore, please contact the practice at: