A POLICE constable from the Highway Patrol Base on the Linden Soesdyke Highway was last evening placed under close arrest as police continue to investigate the suspected case of trafficking in person.Last evening the Guyana Chronicle received reliable information that the police constable’s name along with another man was mentioned as the police continue to question the 14-year-old school girl who went missing last week Wednesday from her home but was found at midnight on Saturday in a minibus.
Reliable sources who spoke with the Guyana Chronicle disclosed that the other man whose name was also called is in police custody assisting with the investigation. It was reported that the 14-year-old who is being questioned is providing the information that can lead to the breaking up of a possible well organized operation where young girls are being lured away from their homes.
With the arrest of the police constable and the other man who was picked up yesterday and who was identified as a labourer, that brings the number of persons to four who have since been arrested in connection with the disappearance of the 14-year-old girl which this newspaper broke three days ago.
The Guyana Chronicle has been informed that the police rank and the 14-year-old girl were in contact during the time of her disappearance.
On Sunday the parents of the teen with assistance of the police found the girl in a minibus heading south along the East Bank Carriageway. When questioned about her whereabouts by the police and a member from a faith-based organisation, the child told the police that she was promised a house, car, mobile phone cash and other wealth by a 37-year-old man who the police had picked up and still has in their custody. An 18-year-old boy is also in custody.
From all indication the fourteen year old girl who was missing since last week Wednesday was being prepared to be shipped off to an interior location by the 37 year old man who is said to be in the business of trafficking young girls. Sources who are familiar with the investigation explained to the Guyana Chronicle that the police have since received additional information that the man has two other girls who are being held at a so far undisclosed location and up to press time last evening they were making efforts to ascertain if that is factual and if so, to find the location and rescue the girls.
From the time the police arrested the 37-year-old the entire plan of trying to get the young lady into the interior began to fall to pieces. It was on Saturday that the parents of the young lady approached the Guyana Chronicle in tears as they reported that they are searching helplessly for the 14year old young lady. They did indicate that they were receiving the full support of the police at Timehri Police Station who have been advising them on how to deal with the issue and also kept them informed every step of the way as it relates to the investigation.
By Leroy Smith
