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Bandits invade former Crime Chief’s home

…Assistant Commissioner relieved of personal jewellery worth $400,000

(By Mondale Smith)

Less than six months after being replaced as Crime-Chief, Assistant Commissioner of Police Leslie James and his family were made to endure several minutes of terror when gun tooting bandits stormed his home early yesterday morning, making off with almost $400,000 in jewellery.
The ordeal that has left his two children traumatized, took place just about 3:00hrs yesterday at James’ lot 453 Hendy Street, Block X, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara home, and lasted for 12 minutes.  The jewellery were taken from the former Crime Chief and his wife Jacqueline James, the Retail Sales Manager for Guyoil.
The attack will add to the perception that criminal elements are operating with impunity, despite the utterances by senior officials of the Guyana Police Force that security is being beefed up for the festive season.
The former Head of the Criminal Investigations Department told Kaieteur News that his family retired to bed in the top flat just around midnight on Saturday.
At about 3:00hrs yesterday he heard a noise in the bottom flat of his house and along with his wife, he decided to investigate.
“When we came out the bedroom, I saw about three men coming up the step. Clearly, one had a weapon and I immediately looked down and told them take what they want and they can go.”

The former Crime Chief points to the window through which the gunmen entered his home.

One of the men said “take their jewels”, which included James’ wedding ring and another ring as well as his wife’s engagement ring and wedding band.
“I didn’t look at them because I didn’t know if they had my family. I made sure that they did not see me trying to determine their identity for fear of myself and family being harmed.”
The men took the jewellery and they attempted to exit the house but the door was locked so they had to resort to shattering a window on the south western side of the house to make good their escape.
According to James, the men gained entry to his house by prying open a window in the bottom flat.
As the men were exiting, the Crime Chief daughter’s screams for help alerted neighbours and the men ran west along the road.
One neighbour who was heading home at the time said he was threatened by four men with guns who were making their getaway on foot.
James who is on Annual Vacation Leave said, “The safety for me and family was paramount. I hadn’t a clear assessment of how many were in the home so I didn’t react to anger the men.”
He however said that his neighbours have ideas of who the perpetrators might be.
James said his weapon was in his home but he opted to remain calm and urged his family to do likewise.
“Clearly they didn’t come to harm anyone because there was no talk of shooting anyone while they were in my house, so to me, it was clearly a robbery.”
The men also took a stereo system valued at about $140,000 but that system was dropped on the roadside.
A neighbour who identified himself as ‘Trini’ said he heard one of the robbers telling another robber, “bannaz is the Crime Chief house we just been in!”
According to the neighbour, that statement apparently resulted in the bandit who was carrying the music system, dropping it and running southwards.
“I grabbed a cutlass and run out when I heard the (former) Crime Chief daughter screaming but the men see me and one ah dem seh ‘leh we shoot he’, and I run inside. Then they went to ‘Strong Man’s’ (another neighbor) house and chase he back in he house. Then they run up the road to the blacka.”
Trini reiterated that the streets in Sophia need more lights.  “This place full of thieves who does walk in twos and threes.”
Two Police patrols were summoned and the area was searched. James said he communicated his ordeal to Commander of C Division Assistant Commissioner Marlon Chapman as well as his successor Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum and got the fullest cooperation and support.
On CRIME as a former Crime Chief
The former Crime Chief also took the opportunity to weigh in on the current crime situation.  James said that any increase in crime, even if it is one percent, is a cause for concern.
“I’m not sure if it was a random storming of my home, except to say that I’m a consummate professional who always execute my duties with professionalism.”
James noted too that the area is normally patrolled by police but “as with everything else, there is always need for improvements in security.”
The community recently formed a Community Development Council- James is one of the Executive members.
His opinion is that there appears to be significant amount of idle time among the youth population and according to him “from how some crimes are committed, they clearly have no respect for anyone.”
James who served as Crime Chief from April 8, 2014 to June 30, 2015, is advising the general citizenry that “should you experience any storming of home by criminal elements, it is always better to cooperate, as your life is more important than any material thing.”
“I’m concerned to know that despite my status as former Crime Chief that my home was stormed and I was robbed… so what of the ordinary person in communities? I commend the current initiatives in train, which I support, to address the crime situation and I commend the current initiatives for the Christmas policing strategies.”
He also expressed confidence that once what is on paper is put into effect, it should yield results.
Jail Time is waste time
James further stated that parents, guardians, community leaders and social workers need to be part of efforts to bring the youth into the understanding that crime is not the only way to a better life.
He also made a pitch in support of former Parliamentarian and attorney at Law James Bond’s 007 promotion initiative, stating that the promotion is a profound one because youths need to understand that jail time is waste time.

The crime wave continues as afc/apnu supporters cannibalize each other to gain their share of the pie, 50% increase in revenue. 

OMAI shopkeeper shot dead during robbery

Bandits escaped with over a million in cash and gold, after killing a shopkeeper in what can be described, as a robbery murder around 23:30 hours on Sunday.

A sheet covers the body of shopkeeper Errol Bowen

Reports coming from the interior location are that Errol Bowen had left to go and turn off a generator in the shop when he was attacked and reportedly shot. His attackers then ransacked the shop before escaping with $500,000 and just over two ounces of raw gold.
This newspaper was told that after he was shot, Bowen sought refuge at a nearby business where he was assisted by another shopkeeper, but later died.
Bowen’s body was transported to the city by the police who have since launched an investigation.
Divisional Commander Ravindradat Budhram confirmed yesterday that the police had received a report about the incident.
A police press release yesterday afternoon said that the body of Errol Bowen, 23, of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, who is a shopkeeper at Bone Yard Backdam, Omai, was found with gunshot wounds to the back of his left ear.
The police said that it was subsequently discovered that the shop was ransacked and two ounces, six pennyweights of gold were missing from the shop.
Investigations are in progress.

It looks like the afc/apnu police can only catch Indian bandits. The Afros continue to walk free under Granger's liberal stance on crime.

Captured bandit claims he was kidnapped, forced to commit robbery

The police are continuing the hunt for two bandits who managed to escape a robbery scene, leaving their wounded cohort behind. The wounded bandit has begun to name his cohorts, who have been identified as Kevin Sandy and

Wounded suspect: Brian Dhanphat

Troyden Trellis. They remain at large.
The bandit was cornered in the home of a businessman whom, he and two other thieves had gone to rob around 01:20hrs on Thursday at Nursville, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The bandits had invaded the home of businessman, Nicholas Harrinandan, 38, owner of JN Supermarket and his wife, Uwattie Harrinandan, a teacher of Lot22/23 Nurseville Housing Scheme, Tucber Park, New Amsterdam,.
The wounded thief who was identified as Brian Dhanphat, 26, is a known character of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice.  Apart from naming the other two known characters that were on the thieving mission with him. He also told those around that he was kidnapped and taken to rob the business premises.
Three bandits had broken and entered the home of the businessman. The thieves were armed with a shotgun and cutlass.
According to information, Harrinandan was lying on the ground in his living room, when he was awoken by an unusual sound. He was confronted by the three suspects who dealt him several chops about his head and

The New Amsterdam home that came under attack.

face..
The businessman, however, had reportedly armed himself with a cutlass and managed to chop Dhanphat to his head, face, hand and foot. The bandits who got trapped behind a wall divider fell to the ground screaming for help.
Harrinandan’s wife was reportedly asleep when the bandits attacked her husband.  The woman upon realizing what was happening went to her husband’s assistance and reportedly began throwing objects at the bandits while her husband battled with the injured one who was armed with the cutlass.
The two other bandits subsequently fled, in their haste leaving the shot gun behind. The bandits reportedly entered the house via the verandah. After the man reportedly heard the commotion and realized he was being attacked, he armed himself with the cutlass and confronted the bandits.
It was also reported that after realizing that there were thieves around the man took off the light of the house. The two other bandits realizing that they were getting serious resistance aborted their mission and escaped by different routes.
Both the wounded Harrinandan and the injured bandit Dhanphat were taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital. Harrinandan was subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further treatment.
The couple was robbed of a cell phone. Whilst at the hospital the missing cell phone (was found in Dhanpat’s left pants pocket. The victim identified the said cellular phone.
Dhanphat remains under guard in the New Amsterdam hospital.

Frustration under the afc/apnu continues as people turn on each other like rabid dogs.

Man stabbed in neck with screw driver

A 22-year-old man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after he was stabbed in the neck with a screw driver.
It happened at King Edward and James Streets, Albouystown at around 23:40 hrs on Sunday.
The injured man has been identified as Jamal Nichols, of Lot 97 James Street, Albouystown.
According to information received, Nichols and two friends had an altercation after which he was stabbed to the neck by one of the men.
Police have arrested the suspect and are awaiting a statement from the wounded man.
Kaieteur News understands that the injured man underwent surgery early yesterday and is in the hospital’s recovery room.
He will be taken to the Intensive Care Unit.
His mother, Sharon Collins, said that she is unaware of what led to the stabbing of her son. The woman recalled that her son left home to attend a funeral in the village.
“I told him that I would join him later. Then a while later his friend come and tell me that he get stabbed, and they taking him to the hospital,” Collins revealed.
The woman said that when she rushed to her son, she saw that he was already in a car and was about to leave to go to the hospital.
“I see he had the screw driver in his neck,” the woman recounted.
Investigations are ongoing.

The Indians continue to pay the price at the hand of afc/apnu bandits as police have laid back attitude now that Granger in charge. 

Tuschen resident shot to head during attempted robbery

A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo resident is now nursing a gunshot injury to his head following an attempted robbery on Sunday evening.

Ram Singh

Ram Singh, 53, of Lot 1985 Light Street, was shot to his head by a lone gunman, while two accomplices were seen standing in front of the house.

According to information reaching this newspaper, Timothy Singh, the injured man’s son went to lock their gate when the gunman pounced on him.

This newspaper was told that a relative, who was in the yard, realise what was happening and raised an alarm. Singh reportedly went to his son’s rescue but instead was shot to the head by the gunman.

Reports are that after shooting Singh, the gunman dropped a haversack he was carrying made good his escape with two men who were waiting a short distance away.

Singh was picked up and rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was treated and referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further medical attention.

The injured man’s son told his newspaper that at about 21:30h as he was locking the gate, the gunman walked up to him and placed the gun to his head.

The young Singh said the man was wearing a mask so he can not recognise him. He said by this time, a relative began screaming and his father rushed to his assistance.

“My father tell he, ‘shoot nah, shoot, me nah frighten all yuh’, and the bandit then pulled the trigger and shot him”, the son stated.

He noted that his father fell to the ground and family and other residents rushed to his assistance.

According to the son, after the bandit escaped, they checked his bag which he had left behind but it was empty.

This is the fourth time the family has been attacked. Two months ago, they found a man in the house as he was attempting to pack valuables but he ran away.

He was subsequently arrested and handed over to the police.

Another time, bandits escaped with a quantity of cash. One man was arrested but was never charged.
Meanwhile, the police have launched an investigation.

The Brazilians are learning the hard way, no protection from police is forthcoming under this administration.

Brazilians terrorised by gunmen in Puruni

Six armed men on Sunday carried out a brazen attack on a Brazilian mining camp at Puruni, Region Seven and

The injured Brazilians after the attack

terrorised the owner’s brother and several workers while demanding money and gold.
The injured man was identified as Raimundo Malhaeo. He was reportedly struck to his head by one of the men with a gun after he refused to hand over the gold. Other miners were also gun-butted in the hope of them handing over the precious mineral.
After beating the men, the gunmen threatened to kill them if they remained on the camp grounds and told them they would return. A few of the men reportedly left in a helicopter while the others did so by land.
Three of the men were subsequently identified by the miners as three well-known businessmen in Bartica.
It is believed that the attack stemmed from the double purchase of the mining block that the Brazilians were occupying for the past three years. The mining block was reportedly sold to the Brazilians by Marcus Debareu.
Speaking with Guyana Times, an official of the mining company stated that at the time of the attack, the owner, Nide Carneiro Malhao was not on site.
She explained that a few years ago, the businessman would have purchased four blocks for a total of $60 million, but was only given the paperwork for one. To date, the legal paperwork for the remaining three blocks has not been handed over to the Brazilian.
The woman stated that from all indications, the raid on the camp is intended to motivate the Brazilians to pack up and leave. Guyana Times was further told that based on information gathered, the block that the Brazilian was occupying was resold to another businessman.
Guyana Times further understands that one of the men who were spotted in the helicopter was recently in hot water after he defrauded a businessman millions of dollars while another was about to have operations at his camp halted by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC).
The Police have since launched an investigation into the attack and a report was made to the GGMC on the issue.

The afc/apnu supporters continue their rampage as their hero Granger is in office and will set the free if caught. There is no fear from police as criminals have a crime friendly government in power. 

Historian held at gunpoint, SUV hijacked

Two armed men on Monday night menacingly threatened well known historian and educator, Tota Mangar, at knife- and gun-point before escaping in his silver-grey Suzuki Escudo SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) bearing registration PMM 6392.

Tota Mangar

The incident occurred around 20:45 hrs on Camp Street just as Mangar was preparing to go home after leaving a book launch at Moray House on Camp and Quamina Streets, Georgetown.
Yesterday, Mangar said that he was invited to the book launch and it was while he was leaving, he was robbed of his vehicle.
“I parked on Camp Street and when I reached to the vehicle, I put my phone inside and the two books I purchased from the book launch. Just as I sat and was about to start the car, the men appeared,” Mangar stressed.
He said that one of the men opened his back door and put a knife to his neck while another man jumped in the front seat and put a gun to his head.
According to Mangar, the men instructed that he give them the keys to his vehicle and then demanded that he walk away from the car.
“It happened so fast. There was nothing I could have done because one of them had a gun to my head and the other one had a knife to my neck. My chin got a little cut,” Mangar said. He said that the men appeared to be in their 30s.
Investigations are ongoing.

Drug smuggling in full swing under this government as we see for every one of these caught another 10 get through unscathed.  Collusion among the afc/apnu operatives at the airport makes the trafficking of drugs possible. One would ask how come this woman got past security if collusion was not in place?

Guyanese hairdresser busted at JFK with 105 cocaine pellets in stomach

A 26-year-old Guyanese hairdresser has possibly made history, at least locally, for swallowing a total of three pounds of cocaine pellets as a narcotics mule out of Guyana. As a consequence of her feat, she is now in US custody.

Shureen Giddings

Arrested on November 9, Shureen Giddings was intercepted shortly after arriving at the John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, on a flight from Guyana, and subsequently excreted 105 pellets. Sources close to Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit say she has “set a local record for swallowing such a large number of pellets”.
The Beauty Shop operator has been charged with knowingly and unlawfully importing cocaine into the United States and is currently being held at the Brooklyn Metro Detention Centre.
The mother of one, according to court documents, was the subject of a Customs and Border Protection examination and was arrested minutes after her arrival at JFK.
She was subject to a body search and her luggage was also searched for drugs after being questioned extensively. According to reports, the woman admitted that she had swallowed cocaine-filled pellets and initially excreted 17 after asking to use the restroom.
Those pellets tested positive for the presence of cocaine and US Law Enforcement agents subsequently escorted the woman to a medical facility situated at the airport for an x-ray examination where more pellets were seen in her stomach.
This resulted in her immediate arrest after which the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit in Guyana was informed of the bust and is carrying out investigations locally.

Looks like police not under the influence of the afc/apnu are making progress.  Look for a good scolding from Ramjattan for these arrests as those arrested are "innocent" and their rights violated. 

Police smash major crime gang

– Wanted men found in Berbice hotel with teen girls

Police in Berbice have arrested six persons in a hotel including three wanted men and three teenage girls, in what can be described as the smashing of a major crime ring.  The arrests followed two recent high profile robberies that occurred in New Amsterdam. Two of the men are wanted for a robbery last Saturday morning while another is wanted for a heist at the N/A market last Thursday.
On Monday evening after making certain observations and gathering valuable information the cops swooped down on a popular hotel in New Amsterdam.
The known characters, including a deportee, were found inside the hotel along with three teenage girls. The girls aged 16, 17 and 19 years were found in separate rooms with the men.
On Thursday last, around 08:30 hrs, a lone gunman described as a ‘red skin man’ wearing a red shirt and black pants had robbed the popular Hack’s Variety Stall of approximately $2M. He fired a shot before escaping out of the market and joined an accomplice on a motorcycle and fled the scene.
A number of persons were arrested and subsequently released as the police investigation gathered momentum.
Meanwhile, on Saturday morning  around 01:20 hrs, three bandits  armed with guns and cutlasses invaded the home of 38-year-old businessman Nicholas Harrinandan, owner of JN Supermarket, and his wife, Uwattie Harrinandan, a teacher, at Lot 22/23 Nurseville Housing Scheme, Tucber Park, New Amsterdam. .
During the home invasion, the bandits dealt Harrinandan several chops about his head and face. The victim in return armed himself with a chopper and dealt 26-year-old Brian Dhanphat – a known character of Smythfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice – chop wounds to his head, face, hand and foot. The bandit who got trapped behind a wall divider fell to the ground screaming for help.
Dhanphat who was arrested in the businessman’s house was taken to the New Amsterdam hospital for emergency treatment. At the hospital he stated that his two cohorts were Kevin Sandy and Troyden Trellis.  He had also told those present that he was kidnapped and taken to rob the business premises.
Dhanphat was discharged from the New Amsterdam Hospital on Tuesday. Realizing that his first set of “tunes” were not gelling, the career bandit changed his tune, and began singing that he was in the  businessman’s house because of a drug deal which did not work out when he was caught in the fracas.
The other man found in the hotel, fits the description of the man who robbed the stall in the New Amsterdam market.
A motor cycle used by the men was also seized.  It was found at an abandoned gas station opposite the hotel.
According to a source, the capture of the men represents a significant headway into the smashing of a major criminal gang that was creating havoc in and around New Amsterdam, Corentyne and West Berbice.
The men are suspected to be involved in the A. Ally and Sons robbery which occurred on July 14, where over $3.7M  and US$2300  was taken as the business entity was about to deposit the money in a bank in New Amsterdam.
The men are also suspected to be associated with the discharging of a loaded firearm outside of a New Amsterdam night club recently.

The afc/apnu bandits are ramping up their fundraising efforts for Christmas sporting. 

Bandits beat Sophia man for three hours during robbery

Armed bandits in the Sophia area continue their merciless rampage, this time beating self-employed farmer Deryck Halley before making off with his two Honda CG motorcycles, US and local currency among other items on Monday night.
For Halley, the ordeal, which lasted for close to three hours, will remain etched in his memory for life, especially since it was the second time in two years that he has suffered a similar fate.
And to make matters worse, the police showed up some two hours after the bandits left, with Halley claiming that he had tried to contact them at the Turkeyen and Sparendaam Police Stations as well as the Impact Headquarters at Brickdam shortly after the incident.
Recounting the ordeal yesterday, Halley who lives alone, told this newspaper that it was around 21:00 hours when he returned to his lot 14 North Sophia home and was confronted by the bandits.
“The place was very dark and I did not see them coming, but after I came off my bike and was about to open the gate, one of them placed a gun to my head and told me to open the gate,” Halley said.
But the men were impatient, as one of them lashed him to the head with a gun and grabbed the keys from his hand and opened the gate himself. The bandit even opened the door of the bottom flat of Halley’s house and dragged him inside.
Once in the house, they ordered him to remain silent and then began their merciless assault.
Halley said the men demanded cash.
“They want to know where the money was. ‘Wheh de money deh?’ they keep asking. I said I don’t know where the money deh. Then they say they gon kill me,” he recalled.
The men proceeded to rummage through a backpack he had on him at the time, grabbing his several bank cards and his New York City, Virginia State and local driver’s licences, along with other documents.
Halley said the men became frustrated at not finding any cash in the bottom flat, so they tried to drag him upstairs, but he held on to a rail for dear life, despite receiving a number of blows about his body.
“They keep telling me that they will kill me if they don’t get any money,” Halley recalled.
Eventually, one of the bandits went upstairs and after awhile, he came back with a bag containing valuables, all of which Halley cannot determine up to now.
The men continued to beat Halley while taking turns to go upstairs to search for more loot.
He said that eventually they found some cash—US$1500 and GY$2100. They also took away his two cellular phones.
Not satisfied, the men turned their attention to Halley’s two Honda CG motorcycles.
According to the victim, the men, who had already secured the key to the bike that Halley came home with, demanded the key to the other one that was parked in the yard.
He said that after grabbing that key, the men took him outside and ordered him to start the motorcycle.
Halley said he tried to be smart by turning off the bike’s gasoline supply in an attempt to stall them, hoping that someone would realize what was happening and call the police.
But eventually the men saw through his trick and after dealing him a few more blows, they started the motorcycle themselves and made good their escape.
Halley, meanwhile, went back into his home and tried to contact the police
“This thing went on till 12 o’clock. These men tie me up and although I tell them to take what they want, they kept beating me. The police was another story,” Halley lamented.
He said that the police eventually showed up at his home around 02:00 hours and took a brief statement from him.
“The police have not returned to examine my house properly…all the blood still left,” he said, indicating  at his blood-stained floor.

Another good effort by police, however unfortunately, this is just a show as the govt don't want to disrupt the livelihood of their supporters who depend on income from the drug trade to feed their families.

Men allegedly busted with cocaine in hotel remanded

Two men, who were found with a quantity of cocaine-filled pellets at an Alpha International Hotel, at Ogle East Bank Demerara, were yesterday remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to a conspiracy charge.
Herbert Smith, 44, of Lot 3464 North Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown and Dwayne Adams, 35, of Lot 38 Wills Street, Golden Grove, were jointly charged with conspiring to traffic 848 grammes of cocaine. They were allegedly found with the drug on November 13, at the aforementioned hotel.
Smith and Adams were both remanded to prison by City Magistrate Judy Latchman, despite a compelling bail application made by their Attorney, Peter Hugh.
The defendants will return to court on December 7, when they will appear before the Chief Magistrate.
During the bail application, Hugh highlighted that Adams has since admitted to ownership of the narcotic, while Smith said he had nothing to do with the drug. The Attorney argued that the men are charged under the wrong section of the narcotic act. In explaining this, Hugh informed the court that his clients should have been charged for narcotic trafficking, instead of conspiracy to traffic a narcotic.
He affirmed that if Adams was charged for drug trafficking he would have pleaded guilty.
However, the lawyer’s bail application was opposed by the prosecution, led by Police Corporal Bharrat Mangru. He argued that the special reasons put forward by the Attorney were not sufficient for the court to consider bail. Mangru said that the police are in possession of a caution statement given by Adams.
Mangru pointed out that in the statement Adams admitted to having knowledge and ownership of the cocaine. The prosecutor also informed the court that Adams confessed to the police that he had swallowed 27 of the cocaine-laced pellets.
The court was told that the man was hospitalized at the Woodlands Hospital, where he excreted the pellets.
In concluding, Mangru added that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advised that the men be charged with conspiracy to traffic the drug.
Kaieteur News had earlier reported that the two men were busted at the hotel by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit(CANU) hours before they were scheduled to board a flight destined for New York’s JFK Airport.
It was reported that when CANU swooped down on the hotel, some of the guests who had gone there for their entertainment panicked. They thought that the hotel was being attacked by bandits.

Cain, grow up, you were vocal about "ppp drug runnings" while they were in power. Now the shoes on the other foot you don't want to give jack his jacket and call the afc/apnu accountable. 

The killings continue, why are the afc/apnu not crying about phantoms these days?

The afc/apnu operatives in CANU let the big guns go and brag about busting small fries.

St. Lucian women busted with ‘coke in poke’

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit seems to be on top of cocaine smuggling out of Guyana. Over the past few weeks its officers have been nabbing just about everybody who attempts to smuggle cocaine.
Such has been the efficiency that some people are questioning the passage of hairdresser, 26-year-old Shureen Giddings on November 9, last. This woman had 105 cocaine pellets in her stomach weighing some three pounds.
Yesterday, CANU ranks busted two St Lucian women, age 38 and 44, with just over two pounds of cocaine between them.
The women were transporting the cocaine in their vaginas. The women had already checked in at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport en route to their native St. Lucia.
A source close to the bust said that the women were fingered just after CANU arrested two men in Alpha Hotel, Ogle, East Coast Demerara, with a quantity of cocaine.
They are in police custody and should be appearing in court today.
One CANU official said that his organization has the inside track on cocaine smuggling in Guyana.
“Nothing moves without CANU knowing,” he said.

Police continue to go after soft targets, like a teen aborted fetus rather than the killers and robbers of Indians.

Teen arrested after burying foetus in yard

Police yesterday discovered a five-month-old fetus buried in a yard at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The mother- a teenager has been arrested and is assisting with the investigation.

The hole the foetus was buried in.

The 17-year-old reportedly told police that she drank a pill to abort the fetus in August last, but she only passed the baby late last week at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
The teen alleged that the hospital staff handed over the fetus to her and told her to bury it without giving her any documentation.
Police are still to check the GPHC to confirm the teenager’s story.
Meanwhile, a source from the hospital said that for the parents to be handed over an infant, it has to be fully developed.
Also, it is customary that a social worker be assigned to the case.
“I don’t know of anything like that… It would go through the mortuary and a social worker will have to work with the parents. There are certain paper works that has to be completed,” the source said.
The source stressed that no foetus was handed to anyone by the GPHC.
According to information received, the teenager lived with her mother at La Bonne Intention. The landlord reportedly gave the teen’s mother notice to move. When the woman refused to move from the property, the landlord moved to the courts to have her evicted.
Yesterday, this newspaper was told that when a bailiff and a police rank went to the location to ensure that the woman move from the property, neighbours informed the policeman that the teen was pregnant and they suspected that she buried the fetus in the yard since her “high” belly disappeared.
Upon further investigation, ranks discovered the foetus’ remains buried in the front of the yard.
The teen was subsequently taken into custody.
The 17-year-old could be charged with concealment of pregnancy if ranks cannot verify her story.

Knifeplay, shots fired during drinking session at Black Bush Polder

The police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at Johanna, Black Bush Polder and involving a number of persons.
According to information around 19:30 hrs on Tuesday, three men were drinking when a misunderstanding arose over some inappropriate action by one of the men toward a female relative of another of the men.
The action led to an altercation and a subsequent shooting incident between some of the persons involved.
Information revealed that Toolsieram Rampersaud, 55, a rice farmer of Lot 82 South Black Bush Polder; Omadat Etwaroo, 32, a businessman of Lot 9 Corriverton, Corentyne, Berbice; and Komal Matthews, 23, a rice farmer of Lot 32 South Mibicuri, were drinking at a canteen at Johanna, Black Bush Polder.
About 19:00 hrs Rampersaud’s daughter, Tanuga Victor, 35, a housewife of Lot 74 Johanna, Black Bush Polder, and the man’s grandson, Doodnauth Victor, 17, a labourer of Lot 82 Johanna, Black Bush Polder came in search of him.
It is alleged that Etwaroo came behind the woman, held her hands and made a vulgar proposition.
Doodnauth upon seeing what went on whipped out a knife and cut Etwaroo’s right hand, partly severing his right thumb. He also stabbed the man to his left arm.
Rampersaud then left with his daughter and grandson for home. The two other men Matthews and Etwaroo then boarded a car and went to Rampersaud’s home, where they were greeted by gun fire from Rampersaud and Doodnauth who were armed with a shotgun and handgun. The men were forced to flee.
The police were informed and went to the scene where six empty cartridges were retrieved from Rampersaud’s yard. A pump action shotgun and a hand gun, 10 live cartridges, 44 live matching rounds along with firearm licences were collected by the police.
Rampersaud and Doodnauth Victor were arrested and placed in custody while Etwaroo was admitted as a patient at the Skeldon Hospital.
Investigations are continuing.

Event the gay afc/apnu supporters are not immune from the onslaught as afc/apnu operatives seek to improve their lives by robbing and killing. There bosses got 50% increase and told the underlings to fend for themselves.

Berbice gay rights activist robbed at gunpoint

…but crime not spiralling out of control – Crime Chief
Director of the Guyana Sex Work Coalition’s One Love Movement, Miriam Edwards was on Tuesday evening robbed in

A traumatised Miriam Edwards

her home at gunpoint by a lone gunman, who escaped with a quantity of jewellery and other items.
According to information, the gunman entered the yard of Edwards’ home located at Lot 896 Fort Ordinance Housing Scheme, Berbice, about 20:15h.
At that time she was sitting on the veranda and thought he was a neighbour’s grandson and as such enquired what he wanted.
The bandit reportedly gave a faint response, but soon after whipped out a gun and ordered Edwards into the house where he instructed her to stay quiet.
The gunman then demanded that she hand over all her valuables and out of fear she handed over six gold rings, a gold chain along with her mobile phone.
At the time of the robbery, two of Edwards’s children were at home, but were unaware of what was happening. The young man then left and joined an accomplice, who was waiting on a pedal cycle. The Police were called in and an investigation was launched.
Speaking with Guyana Times on Wednesday, Edwards recounted that after taking what he wanted, the gunman, who appeared to be in his teens, calmly walked out of her yard, got on his accomplice’s pedal cycle and they rode off.
It was after they left, she alerted her children about what happened and contacted the Police. She said she did not raise an alarm right away because she was fearful that the gunman might have injured her children.
The traumatised woman was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where she was treated and sent away.
Edwards told this publication that the Police were quick to respond but expressed some concerns about the length of time she had to wait at the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam for the report to be taken.

Not spiralling out of control
This is another robbery that came on the heels of Police refuting claims that serious crimes was not spiralling out of control.
As a matter of fact, in a release issued on Wednesday, Head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Wendell Blanhum stated that based on statistics and other data, crime is not on the increase. He had stated that the serious crimes statistics indicated there was an eight per cent increase for the period January 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015, when compared to the same period in 2014; and for the same period in 2013, an increase of 0.2 per cent.
The Police stated that notwithstanding the eight per cent increase this year, there were significant efforts by law enforcement in the apprehension and prosecution of several high-profile criminal groups.
The Guyana Police Force also stated that in the recent instances when the Guyana Defence Force was called out in support of the Police, it was with the aim of giving reassurance to the members of the public and boosting their confidence, and not because the Police were overwhelmed by the crime situation.

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