Drug linked officers say they borrowed luxury cars

Aug 18, 2011 News

The two police officers accused of having links to drug traffickers have claimed that they had borrowed the controversial vehicles that they had brought into the Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.
This was contained in a press release issued by the Police Public Relations Department.
The explanation given has not gone down well with some other senior officers, who believe that has done more harm than good for the image of the Force.
According to the release due to the revelations being made by Assistant Commissioner, Steve Merai and highlighted in the Kaieteur News concerning matters discussed at a Senior Management meeting of the Guyana Police Force, the organization feels compelled to update the public on the investigations that have been launched.
The investigations are being handled by the head of the Criminal Investigations Department, Assistant Commissioner ‘Law Enforcement’ Seelall Persaud.
The release stated that Merai had been asked to provide any evidence he has against the Officers and other ranks concerned and their associates, but has not yet done so.
The release said that, based on the allegations made and investigations carried out, it was confirmed that a Senior Officer of the Tactical Services Unit had borrowed a car from a businessman about two weeks prior to the allegation.
The Officer in question publicly stated that his motorcar had developed mechanical problems and he had borrowed a BMW motorcar from the businessman whose family he knew well.
He also stated that he has no knowledge that the businessman is or was a drug dealer.
The senior officer has since returned the vehicle to the businessman but the claims of Assistant Commissioner Merai in relation to the associates of the Senior Officer are still being investigated.
The Junior Officer, who Merai had alleged was driving a Fortuna motor vehicle owned by a female reported to be a drug dealer, also claimed that he had borrowed the vehicle.
According to the police, the vehicle was loaned to him by the female with whom he had an intimate relationship, since his vehicle was not working.
He also publicly said that he has no knowledge that his female companion was a drug dealer.
He has been transferred from the Office of the Commissioner and has since tendered his resignation. Investigations into his associates are also continuing.
Merai had also alleged that three ranks attached to the TSU were providing protection to drug blocks and that they owned several cars.
But the police release stated that one of the ranks, a Corporal, was contacted and at CID Headquarters, he produced documents that his wife works at a local commercial bank and she had taken a loan from the bank to purchase the car he was using. He has no other vehicle.
The release stated that it was not established that any vehicle was owned by the other ranks. However, other investigations are ongoing into the allegations of their associations even though specifics have not been provided.
“Assistant Commissioner Merai has been written to by the Commissioner of Police to provide evidence to the Criminal Investigation Department of the allegations he has made,” the release stated.
The Guyana Police Force stated that its resolve against drugs, drug dealers and criminal elements remains strong, and it remains a strong cohesive Force.
Elements of the Force found in wrongdoing, it said, will continue to be dealt with appropriately. “Contrary to the views of some, no cover is provided for these elements. The records of errant ranks are there to show,” the police stated.

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