Crime

Police Force sees a decline in drug trafficking -Crime Chief

Guyana has witnessed a decrease in the cocaine trade over the past few years, according to the Acting Police Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston. The decrease may be linked to the presence of the United States (US) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Guyana. The DEA Office in Guyana was officially declared open in February […]

Suriname hands over Guyanese fishermen wanted for deadly pirate attack

Days after their arrest in neighbouring Suriname, authorities there have handed over the two Guyanese fishermen who are wanted in Guyana for that deadly attack on a fishing vessel that left four fishermen dead. The two wanted men, 22-year-old Anonth Boodrage of Belvedere, Corentyne and 21-year-old O’brien Fraser of Eversham Village, Corentyne were handed over to local Police on […]

Three Canje men wanted for robbery of Chinese Supermarket

The Police Force today issued wanted bulletins for three men from the Canje, Berbice area in connection with an armed robbery committed on the Zhou Chumia Chinese Supermarket. Investigators are on the hunt for 30-year-old Jason Isaacs of Bristol Street, East Canje, 36-year-old Ravindra Punwasie of Palmyra East Canje and 22-year-old Doodnauth Bissoondyal of Cuburg […]

CoI finds Police culpable for deadly Friendship crash

The Commission of Inquiry conducted into the deadly accident at Friendship which involved a Police car and a private car has laid responsibility for the crash squarely at the feet of the Police driver. The Police driver and four persons from the other vehicle died in the 15th October accident. The President who visited the […]