Aruba: Crime
Illicit drugs: transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity Crime Info. for Aruba
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The 18-year-old went to a nightclub in Aruba with a man she befriended while on the trip. She was last seen in the man's car leaving the club at about 1 a.m. Monday.
The man, who lives in Aruba, has been interrogated and his car is in FBI custody.
The trip has been by taken by Mountain Brook students and chaperones for the last three years. About 138 seniors and seven chaperones took the trip this year.
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A statement from U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Vestavia Hills, said his office has been in contact with Holloway's family and the U.S. consulate on the island. Island authorities have requested FBI assistance, according to Bachus' statement.
Macia Twitty, Holloway's step-aunt, said she is an excellent student and was on the high school dance team. She is expected to attend the University of Alabama this fall on an academic scholarship.
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Alabama girl missing for fourth day in Caribbean island, police fear worst
138 teens and 7 chaperones? That's one adult for every 19 kids. Totally unacceptable.