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As Guyana wages a war on drugs, 28 drug traffickers have been convicted for a number of drug-related offences so far for this year while more than 60 persons have been charged during the first-half of 2022. In the mid-year report of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), it was noted that during the second quarter […]
28-year-old taxi driver Troy Griffith of Mocha Arcadia was remanded to jail on Monday after being charged with the murder of another taxi driver, 41-year-old Quincy Weekes. Griffith appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court where the indictable charge was read to him. He was not allowed to enter a plea to the charge which stated […]
Three men and a teenager were arrested on Saturday during a Joint Services operation in the Berbice riverain community of DeVeldt that unearthed a large marijuana farm. During the operation, the members of the Joint Services discovered over six acres of marijuana plants being cultivated. The Police said more than 15,000 marijuana plants and over […]
Agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit have arrested a 59-year-old woman from Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara after she was busted with more than 24 pounds of cocaine in several biscuit packets. The suspect, Unique Sunshine London, was an outgoing passenger at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Wednesday destined for the […]
A cleaner who worked at the GTT Giftland Store and five others were remanded to jail today for last Thursday night’s armed robbery at the store. 25-year-old cleaner Andrea Dover, 30-year-old Piercy Roberts, 27-year-old Ashley Mansfield, 24-year-old Jamal Haley, 24-year-old Ryan Goodluck and 39-year-old Osman Brummel all appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates Court today where […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack has stepped in and discontinued the private cyber crime charge that was filed against Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum over statements he made at a press conference against Police Detective Dion Bascom. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said the DPP’s decision was conveyed to the […]
A 66-year-old man from Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara who worked as a miner in Region 7 has been remanded to jail after being charged with trafficking of narcotics. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said Wilfred Reynolds was arrested on the 13th September with a quantity of narcotics in his possession for […]
Weeks after he publicly accused the Guyana Police Force of allegedly covering up the investigations into the murder of biker, Ricardo Fagundes, Police Detective, Sergeant Dion Bascom was today hit with three cyber crime charges related to statements he made about serving members of the Guyana Police Force. Bascom in two Facebook video posts had […]
38-year-old Campbelllville resident, Mark Gomes was today charged and granted bail in the sum of $200,000 in connection with the discovery of 24.4 grammes of cocaine at a Campbellville property. He appeared before the Chief Magistrate where the charge of cocaine trafficking was read to him. With bail granted, the accused will make his next […]
Almost a year after she was charged for fraud, the charge against the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Sharon Hicks has been dismissed. The dismissal of the charge followed the decision by the virtual complainant to no longer offer evidence in the matter. Hicks was arrested and later charged following allegations that […]
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