Suriname authorities continue to grill ‘Bolo’ in deadly pirate attacks

Jun 10, 2018 News

Already charged: Nakool ‘Fyah’ Manohar

Suriname authorities say that they are continuing to question a Guyanese fisherman who they captured in Lelydorp, in the Wanica District on June 2. Also being questioned is the girlfriend of ‘Ganesh B’.
According to Surinamese police yesterday, ‘Ganesh B’ is known more popularly as ‘Bolo’, a fisherman from Berbice who operates in Suriname water.
On June 2, a Suriname joint police unit, consisting of the Department of Capital Crimes and the Regional Assistance Team took the 30-year-old into custody after careful planning.
The suspect was at an address in Lelydorp where he was hiding for quite some time.
During the arrest, Suriname police said in a statement yesterday, his girlfriend tried to hinder the police in their performance.
‘Bolo’ attempted to run away from the police. However, he was cornered near a hen house after warning shots were fired. He surrendered. Along with his girlfriend, he was transferred to the Capital Crimes Division.
Police said that under questioning ‘Bolo’ denied being involved in the deadly piracy case.
After consultation with the Public Prosecutor’s office, he was ordered to be detained.

One of the main attackers, known as ‘Crackhead’ captured in Suriname during investigations one month ago.

Police in Guyana and Suriname are in the midst of major investigation after a feud between Guyanese fishermen who operate between the two countries escalated into a driver by where a Guyanese boat owner living in Suriname was gunned down during a drive-by in late March.
On April 27, in waters between Suriname and French Guiana, heavily armed men attacked four fishing boats, beating, chopping and throwing the crewmen overboard. The attackers also stole the catches and a boat.
One crewman was sunk with a battery attached to his body.
About 20 men were thrown overboard. Five survived while the rest are missing and feared dead.
Only four bodies were found. All the missing men, except one, are Guyanese.
It is said to be the deadliest attack in recent times with investigators believing that the attack was a revenge act for the drive by shooting death of one of their own..
In Guyana, the dead boat owner’s brother, Nakool ‘Fyah’ Manohar, was arrested as a main organizer of the attack. He was slapped with murder charges. He has been suspected in other cases.
A teen, said to be a key witness, has also been charged.
In Suriname, several fishermen suspected to be part of the gang of attackers are in Suriname authority’s custody.
Investigators between the two countries have travelled between both sides to gather information for the case.
Several families in Guyana remain in anguish over their missing ones.