Police mislay records of Mohameds’ station reporting

Last Updated on Friday, 13 March 2026, 17:59 by Writer

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday could not immediately produce the station diary for January and February, 2026 to show the reporting dates and times of billionaire gold exporters Azruddin Mohamed and his son Nazar “Shell” Mohamed to the Ruimveldt police station pending the outcome of their extradition committal proceedings.

The Mohameds were granted GY$150,000 bail each on October 31, 2025 and ordered to report to the Ruimveldt Police Station between 1 and 3 p.m. every Friday.

Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman asked Police Inspector Hinds to arrange for the station sergeant to produce the records for January and February, 2026 on Monday at 9 a.m.

Mr Hinds told the court that those books were currently locked up by the station sergeant who is the custodian of all exhibits.

The Police Inspector read out to the court that the younger Mohamed reported at 10 a.m. on March 6 and the elder Mohamed reported at 1:14 p.m. on the same date, based on that diary that began on March 3.

However, Prosecutor for the US in the extradition committal proceedings, Glenn Hanoman said he compiled a list of all the breaches and, at the magistrate’s request, provided her with the list.

He said the elder Mohamed had been going earlier than the appointed time, as he did last Friday. “It is still technically a breach,” he said, adding that there were times when they arrived one or two days late.

“It’s the pattern that shows that they feel as though they can report when they feel like and not strictly comply with the timelines set by the Court,” he said.

He also said it is important for the Mohameds to do so especially as the committal proceedings come to an end.

Before a lunch break in Friday’s session, Mr Hanoman told the court that for the last 18 times, the Mohameds were required to report to police but “in large part they have not been reporting.” “Basically, they’re reporting whenever they feel like outside of the 1 to 3 time and there are times when they have not reported,” he said.

Saying that she needed to “make a detailed record of this”, the Principal Magistrate had asked the prosecutors to arrange for the station diaries to be taken to court on Friday afternoon at 1:30.

She suggested that the prosecutors also ask the station sergeant or officer-in-charge for “another official book” which is sometimes used instead of the station diary.

“So, Prosecutor, if you can have the diaries. The prosecution can make contact with the police and have the diaries produced by the station through, of course, the station sergeant. So, if you can have the diaries produced.”