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A wild-life trader from Soesdyke on the East Bank of Demerara, who was recently found guilty of trafficking in persons has been sentenced to three years in jail. The man was found guilty of trafficking two Venezuelan nationals. In handing down the sentence, Magistrate Faith McGusty, ordered the businessman, Feezal Shaw to also pay $2.127M […]
Two persons from Berbice have been added to the growing list of road fatalities in the country. Motorcylist Devindra Lakraj and his pillon rider, Ronny Persaud, both of Corriverton, lost their lives on Tuesday night when Lakraj reportedly lost control of his motorcyle and slammed into a car along the #79 Public Road in Berbice. […]
The Guyana Police Force and the Child Care and Protection Agency have launched an investigation into the abandonment of a newborn baby near a canal in Recess, Mahaicony. In a statement today, the Guyana Police Force said the baby was seen by a team of doctors and is in good health in the care of […]
The two Brazilian men, who were nabbed last week at an illegal mining site in Guyana with an unlicensed helicopter, are facing a number of charges in the local Courts. The duo, helicopter pilot Alexandre Felix Plan and labourer Ricardo Silva, appeared in Court on Monday and were told of the multiple charges filed against […]
With a number of cases still before the Courts, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) has reported that it was able to take more than $1.1 bilion worth of drugs off the streets of Guyana in 2022. According to CANU, it was able to seize over 3400 kgs of narcotics in 2022, which represents a […]
Almost a year after she was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with cocaine in her suitcase and packets of cocaine strapped to her body, 26-year-old former media worker, Zanneel Williams was today sentenced to four years in jail. Williams was busted in April 2022 with more than 17 pounds of cocaine in her carry-on […]
Three years after he was charged and jailed for trafficking more than 100 pounds of marijuana, a Lusignan man will find himself before the local Courts again, but this time, he will be facing cocaine trafficking charges. 44-year-old Eduardo Alexander Moore was arrested on Friday with 5.3 pounds of cocaine in his possession. He was […]
Linden farmer, 29-year-old Darius Frank, who is also a Policeman who has been interdicted from duty is facing serious drug trafficking charges after he was nabbed with 113 pounds of marijuana. The Police said the busted marijuana carries a street value of $15.4 million. Frank appeared in Court on Friday before Magistrate Wanda Fortune and […]
A Nigerian national who attempted to post 1.1 pounds of cocaine in a package through the post office was sentenced to four years in jail today and fined $723,000 after pleading guilty to the crime. The man, Gift Obioha, who has been living in Guyana was nabbed at the Guyana Post Office Corporation by CANU […]
An American man who arrived at the Cheddi Jagan Airport from New York with several joints of marijuana in his possession, weighing 16.6 grams has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and has been sentenced to community service and fined $30,000. The man, Delroy Juliys Seaforth, appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman today at the Diamond Magistrates’ […]
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