Crime

The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) wants to work even more closely with Guyana to pursue perpetrators of organised crimes such as drugs traffickers, money launderers and human traffickers, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Tuesday. “The team wishes to intensify its relationship with the Government of Guyana in the investigation, prosecution, and in securing convictions in these types ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Tuesday said he again asked the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for help to crackdown on persons on American soil who are allegedly spewing race hate and fomenting terrorism in Guyana. “He informed the team that the State of Guyana has already lodged formal complaints with various important offices and agencies in the ...

The United States government said Guyana needed t0 do more to enforce its raft of financial crimes laws, American Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch told the opening of a workshop to strengthen efforts to forfeit the assets of criminals. “Guyana has legislation that provides for asset recovery but there is a need to build capacity on how to effectively implement ...

The Guyana government is worried that Venezuelan secret agent operatives might be among migrants who are fleeing the harsh socio-economic and political conditions in that neighbouring South American nation. “You could understand the security dilemma we face that in the migrants could be embedded Venezuelan agents and so this is not something that we don’t appreciate, that we are looking ...

A Colombian and a Brazilian, who landed a cocaine-laden plane illegally last week on the Mahdia Airstrip, were Wednesday fined almost GY$1 billion and jailed for several years, the Guyana Police Force said. Police said Colombian pilot, 42-year old Rodrigues Estiven and Brazilian co-pilot 24-year Mateus Vinicius Alberto were convicted for being in possession of  640 pounds of cocaine for ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday said the relevant authorities should investigate claims by Chinese individuals in Guyana that they are involved in a money laundering scheme called “flying money” as reported by the United States-based Vice News. He said the news documentary clearly contained confessions by a number of persons that they could move large amounts of cash through the ...

Almost 640 pounds of cocaine were found in bags bearing the marking “King Coca 30” strapped inside a single-engine illegal plane that landed at the Mahdia airstrip in Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) on Sunday afternoon, the Guyana Police Force said. Police said the Cessna Skyline plane, which might have come from neighbouring Venezuela, “landed without authorisation.” The  cocaine and  120.45 pounds ...

Conflicting accounts emerged Sunday night about how a 17-year old boy was burnt while in police custody, with him saying an investigator lit him afire and the Guyana Police Force stating that the suspect was playing with a lighter. Police said two ranks at the Vigilance Police Station were placed under close arrest, and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) ...

A cocaine-laden plane,  bearing what appears to  be United States (US) registration markings, on Sunday landed at the Mahdia airstrip after it apparently ran out of fuel, highly-placed sources said. The sources said the pilot and co-pilot, who have been identified as Colombian and Brazilian, were arrested shortly after the aircraft touched down at the airstrip in Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni). ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Wednesday urged the Guyana Police Force to divulge more details about the role of the commanding officer in the shooting of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara resident Quindon Bacchus. “WPA wants the investigators to reveal who gave the orders for the operation in question and why that functionary was not charged. While we welcome ...