Antigua : Two sons of local businessman Dante Tagliaventi said they are embarrassed and were brought to tears when they learned, via the Internet yesterday afternoon, of his alleged involvement in cocaine trafficking.
The offsprings, who are entrepreneurs here, said the news is devastating even though they are estranged from their father.
The older of the siblings told OBSERVER Media, “Everybody is responsible for their own actions and what he does is his business. We don’t have a close relationship with him but we nevertheless love and respect him. I’m going home to cry for the next two hours. I have such a headache now.”
They said they are prepared to face whatever comes with the arrest of their father, who has been linked to a similar offence in the past. But prosecutors later dropped the charge.
“Whatever happens God will be the judge of everything. Our mother raised us as Christian God – fearing men and we have faith. He is a kind man. He was kind and loving to everyone,” Tagliaventi’s older son said.
Neither of his sons has spoken to him since he left Antigua for holiday in the Dominican Republic, where he was arrested this week.
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