Crime

Ten persons, including several Colombians, are this week expected to face drug trafficking charges, stemming from a major three-day operation, the Head of the National Anti-Narcotics Agency (NANA) said Sunday. Retired Major General, Michael Atherley said the four Colombians  one Venezuelan and five Guyanese remained in custody after the court granted an application to extent their detention beyond 72 hours. ...

Police said they have unearthed two guns in the bonnet of car in which customs officers has also unearthed a large quantity of fireworks late last month. Nine days after officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on December 29, 2017 found the firecrackers and other items  in a hire car at Line Path, Skeldon, Corentyne, Berbice, police said they ...

THE Local Government Commission (LGC) will now be investigating the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile by a City Constabulary officer while in detention at the Town Constabulary’s lockups. Town Clerk Royston King said the decision was taken to forward the matter to the LGC after the city council received legal advice to do so. LGC Chairman Mortimer Mingo has ...

A convicted robber, who is jailed in the Mazaruni Prison, has confessed to the murder of a Brazilian gold miner more than one year ago after his brother was arrested on Wednesday, a Guyana Police Force spokesman said. A wanted bulletin had been issued for Fidel Williams for the murder of Naldinho De Costa Souza at Fish Creek, Cuyuni River on ...

A gold miner was Old Year’s Night 2017 allegedly robbed of three gold chains valued GY$600,000 while he was standing outside the Mackenzie Market, Linden, police said. The victim has been identified as  Trava Campbell, 31 , a miner of 193 Dakama Circle Mckenzie, Linden. The incident occurred at about 9:42 Saturday night. “Enquiries revealed that the victim was standing on ...

The Commander of the Guyana Police Force’s  Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT ) Unit on Sunday remained under close arrest in connection with the seizure of 30 cases of whiskey in a minibus in which he was travelling. Berbice Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner, Lyndon Alves said an officer was expected later Sunday to travel to Berbice to question the head ...

Thirty year old Juan Anderson and thirty three year old Damion Williams stood before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates Court and denied a drug trafficking charge that was laid against them. The charged read that on December 24 (Christmas Eve) they had 65.027 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Chief Magistrate McLennan granted bail in ...

Guyana Police Force investigators were up to Tuesday-Boxing Day- searching for two men  allegedly implicated in a shooting at a wedding house last weekend at Hampshire Village, Corentyne. The suspects- ‘Bara’and ‘Rambo’-fled the scene in a vehicle, minutes after three persons were shot, a police spokesman said. Police were told that last Saturday one of the suspects allegedly drew a handgun during ...

A suspect was arrested Tuesday and has since confessed to the stabbing death of a man early Christmas night, police said. “The suspect in relation to the murder of Celwyn Allen was apprehended and has since admitted to the commission of the crime,” the Guyana Police Force said. Known as Kevin, the man allegedly stabbed Allen to death and knifed ...

A taxi driver was arrested late Christmas Eve afternoon after anti-narcotics police cut open a gas cylinder and found more than 66 kilogrammes of cocaine inside, the Guyana Police Force said. Investigators from the Narcotics  Branch said they initially came up empty-handed at the 33-year old man’s home at Budhoo Housing Scheme, Parika. However, when they searched his car they ...