Crime

DEA assisting CANU with scrap iron cocaine probe

The US Drug Enforcement Administration is assisting Guyana’s Customs Anti Narcotics Unit with the local end of the Belgium cocaine bust that has been traced to Guyana. Head of CANU, James Singh told News Source this morning that the DEA and CANU are working on a joint team probing the shipment of the more than […]

Smoke inhalation and burns led to deaths in murder/suicide case

A post-mortem examination conducted on the bodies of the couple found burnt beyond recognition in their Eccles home has listed the cause of death as smoke inhalation and burns. The bodies of 34-year-old barber, Leeroy King, and his reputed wife 35-year-old Cindy Moses were found after firemen responded and managed to put out a blaze […]

14-years in jail for “getaway driver” after guilty pleas to two manslaughter charges

A 32-year-old ex-Policeman was sentenced to 14 years in jail today for the killing of Sterling Products Security Officer Wilfred Stewart and Guyana Geology and Mines (GGMC) engineer, Trevor Abrams, five years ago. The ex-Policeman Orin Arthur appeared before Justice Navindra Singh to face the two murder charges and immediately opted to plead guilty to […]