ArubaA curfew had been imposed on the island after sporadic outbreaks of violence orchestrated by the drug gangs on seeing their power base eroding. Karuku was mobilizing friendly locals to ensure that people could vote and didn’t hesitate to use money when he thought it would do the most good, the mixture was volatile. It all served to stop tourist traffic moving and importantly meant that the cave areas were isolated from prying eyes.
As the smoke cleared El Hajj muttered to himself. “Totally unreliable, but it doesn’t stop us getting out through our passageway, pity about your chances.”
“We need to remove the boulders,” said Jochi coldly and starting to move toward the pile of rocks. “Stay where you are,” snarled the Arab, raising the sword. “Believe me I will use this if I have to.”
