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Residents say police linked to bikes smuggled through Lethem
Shocking allegations are being leveled against the police in relation to the saga about motorcycles that have been smuggled into Guyana from neighbouring Brazil.
Residents of Lethem told Kaieteur that it’s a “runnings thing and the police are involved.”
Some of suspected stolen motorcycles.
On Saturday last, Police detained a minibus driver and a civilian after recovering three motorcycles that they believe were smuggled into the country through Lethem.
Police stated that ranks at a roadblock at Wisroc, Wismar, stopped and searched a minibus in which the three motor cycles were found.
The civilian driver and a civilian passenger have been arrested and are in police custody.
There were initial reports that a policeman who was in the bus had been linked to the smuggling.
However the Police Force refuted those claims, stating that the rank was a passenger in the vehicle and was only placed under close arrest after he was found to have left his station district without permission.
Those statements from Force has resulted in a flurry of information forthcoming about the “racket” that had reportedly been going on for some time.
Reports are that the, “Brazilians thief it from Brazil and come here, sell it for next-to-nothing and the police then covet it from the people who buy it.”
According to information received, “the police like they know de runnings and so they does be on the lookout for these bikes. When they stop the bike and the rider don’t have documents for the bike, they usually tell them to leave the bikes and until they could bring back documents.”
Residents claim that the police do this knowing “fully well” that documentation cannot be provided; “so they put it aside then start shipping out.”
This newspaper understands that the “racket” reached the stage of further criminality when ranks from the district started to create “fake” licence plates for the bikes and “ride it dey self. So there are quite a few bikes that have the same number plates. You understand what going on? Thief from thief that mek God Laugh.”
On resident told Kaieteur News that “There are motorbikes that were registered and have those same (licence) numbers. We even have the name of the people if it comes to giving that information.”
The community member further mentioned that one of the number plates “is same as that of a motorcycle belonging to a man who live till Corentyne. We watching this thing long now.”
But above all, what seemed to have angered Lethem residents the most is the fact that one of the bikes was found at a Constable’s home.
Kaieteur News has learnt that the matter was reported to the Officer in Charge at the Lethem police station, “but we ain’t know what happen to the rank.”
“Another man they de arrest since last year January and they ask him to do the usual (leave the bike until documents could be provided). He had to pay $15,000 bail. They thought he de buy it from a thief. But when de man goes back with the documents, they didn’t give he back de bike. Up to now they, pushing he around.”
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