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Guyanese-born man one of Suriname’s most wanted
A Guyana-born man is one of Suriname’s most wanted, media reports have said.
According to Superintendent John Jones, an official of the Police Public Relations Department, investigators almost caught Poeran Gopi last week. He was spotted but by the time police arrived, the wanted man was already gone.
Guyanese-born Maikel Poeran Gopi (left) and Ricky Sardjoe
Gopi was born on January 26, 1978 in Guyana. Sardjoe Ricky, an accomplice was born on December 13, 1979 and lived at Green Hartweg. The men, according to Suriname police are leaders of the ‘Poeran’ gang.
They are suspected of committing several armed robberies and are being considered dangerous. According to eyewitnesses, the two suspects were seen covered in mud near the Village project.
They were armed with handguns and accompanied by a third male. They were found recently in two houses in the Sister Project, which were robbed.
After the burglary, they shot at police who arrived. The suspects escaped after robbing a driver of his vehicle.
According to the police, authorities will be raising the awareness levels to have the two men captured. Their photographs will be mounted across the country.
The police also said that the gang has been known to strike simultaneously at different locations across the country.
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