Soesdyke sawmill drug bust…File still with DPP, suspects continue to report to authorities

Mar 21, 2013 News

Almost a month later, sources at the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit said they are still awaiting the return of the file from the Director of Public Prosecution on the matter of the Soesdyke drug bust.
Up to press time yesterday the ‘very thick’ file was still in the office of the Director of Public Prosecution.
As it relates to the whereabouts of the suspects involved in what is considered Guyana’s second largest drug bust the source said the men are still being monitored. This publication was told that the men have been making themselves available to CANU officials every Monday and Friday.
The unit feels that there is a strong case which will hold up against the suspects. The bust occurred at a sawmill on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway on February 19 last. Approximately 314 kilograms (692 pounds) of the illegal drug were extracted from ‘lumber boxes’.
Among those detained is a European national said to hold a senior position in the establishment. This publication was further informed that the drug shipment was headed for The Netherlands (Holland) – being shipped by Guyana Timber Products Inc.
Reports are that various state agencies were involved in the probe which was allegedly initiated by the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC).
According to information, the forestry agency had suspicions about the company’s lumber shipments after it repeatedly failed to adhere to policies.
The drugs were found in a container which was said to have been cleared and was due for shipment. The GFC reportedly insisted that a complete check be done of the containers in the presence of Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and CANU agents.
Sources said that the timber company had experienced ups and downs with GFC after the latter had cited insolence on the part of the company in relation to adherence to rules and regulations. As a result some of the company’s shipments were denied at certain intervals.
Three individuals were identified as being of major interest to the case; a Dutch national, Edgar Boesenach, of Coralita Avenue, Bel Air; a Guyanese, Raymond Ghani, local manager at the Soesdyke sawmill; and a second Guyanese man was also identified.
They were all detained by CANU in the initial stages of the investigations.

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