Crime

The possession of designer drugs such as ecstasy, methamphetamines and other ‘designer drugs would now be made illegal with an amendment to the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act , amid increasing use of these substances by youths. “This will ensure that persons in possession of these substances will be charged and prosecuted accordingly,” according to the explanatory memorandum. Experts say ...

Guyana Police Force investigators will soon be able to take DNA samples from suspects who have been arrested, according to a proposed amendment to the Police Act. “The effect of this amendment is that in addition to measurements, photographs and fingerprint impressions, a member of the force can take and record DNA information of a person  in lawful custody for ...

A man has been shot and injured after he attacked police with a cutlass and broken bottles, the Guyana Police Force said. Injured is 36-year old Marlon Brewster of South Amelia’s Ward, Linden. The Guyana Police Force says its Office of Professional Responsibility is probing the shooting on December 1. Investigators say police were probing a report of alleged simple ...

A top Suriname military officer has been arrested allegedly with more than 500 kilogrammes of cocaine, Surinamese media reported Sunday. He has been identified only as 56-year old Lieutenant  Steven J.  Waterkant.net reported that about $10,000 in cash was also found and seized in the vehicle he was driving. He was arrested at Saturday evening, December 4, near the checkpoint ...

A man was arrested at a marijuana cultivation at St Cuthbert’s Mission, Linden-Soesdyke Highway while he was processing marijuana plants at one of the fields, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) alleged on Saturday. That anti-drug agency identified the man as 23-year old Shafeer Sanichar, and alleged that he was under a makeshift tent. According to CANU, its officers discovered about ...

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) on Saturday night called for tighter security of transshipped exports, even as it remained confident that about 1, 000 pounds of cocaine were not placed in the shipping container of rum before it left Guyana. The Guyana Revenue Authority and the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) have also both said that hard evidence shows that nothing illegal ...

Four Guyanese and one Barbadian have been arrested in Barbados’ territorial waters allegedly with a quantity of marijuana in their possession. The Head of Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit, James Singh would only say that his agency has been contacted by the Barbadian authorities, the investigation is ongoing and the two sides are collaborating. Barbados Today reports that the joint counter-narcotics ...

Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan was Thursday morning being questioned by officers of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU). Mr. Jordan, in a very brief telephone interview, confirmed that he was at SOCU , having been asked to go down. This comes against the background of repeated claims by the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic administration that ...

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with break and enter and larceny of a cellphone store at Corriverton, Berbice. Police say that the 15-year-old male and 17-year-old boys were not required to plead to the indictable charges. Magistrate Mr Rabindranauth Singh remanded them to the juvenile holding centre until January 6. Police say the teenagers broke and entered and ...

A 20-year old man of Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara has been charged with discharging a loaded firearm with intent on three men Police say Junior Gathers committed the offence Edesi Edgill, Kobina Watson and Jason Archibald on October 31. Mr. Gathers pleaded not guilty and each count and was granted GY$450,000 bail. Magistrate Fabayo Azore ordered him to report ...