The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified that the three US Fugitives who were recently sent back to the US to face charges, were returned to their home country voluntarily, and not extradited.
In a statement this morning, the Ministry explained that “extradition” involves a formal request from the Government of one country to the Government of Guyana. It said there were no extradition requests from the United States for any of the three individuals recently sent back to the US.
According to the Ministry, the fugitives were arrested by the Guyana Police Force, and voluntarily chose to return to the United States rather than face deportation from Guyana to address their charges.
In May, suspected drug trafficker Patrick Waldrond was arrested outside an East Coast Demerara bar and immediately handed over to the US authorities to face drug trafficking charges in the US.
Two months later in July, another US citizen, 33-year-old Rakeem Antonio Gilgeous was arrested and also handed over to US authorities in Guyana. He was wanted for murder in the US and had reportedly traveled to Guyana in early July.
In early August, a third US Citizen was arrested in Guyana and sent back home to face a vehicular manslaughter charge.
The man, Ravindra Dharamjit, had been hiding out in Guyana since 2019. He was reportedly behind the wheel of a speeding car that was involved in a fatal hit and run accident in New York. In Guyana, Dharamjit got involved in various businesses and even became a professional race car driver, taking part in various meets at the South Dakota circuit.
He was returned to the US within 24 hours of his arrest at a horse race meet in Berbice.
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