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Guyanese places himself on US radar after complaining to K/News about wanted bulletin
A Guyanese man wanted for a number of alleged crimes in the US and who attempted to clear his name via the local media has landed himself back in the limelight.
Federal authorities want the public’s help to track the man, Oudit Narain Seenarain, 43, accused of straw purchasing dozens of guns destined for Guyana.
Wanted by ATF: Oudit Seenarain
Seenarain allegedly skipped a court hearing in April 2006 — nearly a year after a grand jury in Georgia indicted him on five counts of firearms trafficking.
Seenarain allegedly bought 34 handguns from dealers during a two-week period in June 2005, according to court documents, during which time he told employees he planned to send the weapons to Guyana — his home country.
Seenarain faces a separate indictment in Henry County, Georgia, for strong-armed rape, intent to distribute controlled substances — including cocaine, ketamine and ecstasy — and receiving stolen property in July and November of 2003.
He told Kaieteur News, last year, he petitioned Interpol to remove him from their own most wanted list after U.S. law enforcement determined some of the alleged victim’s statements to be false.
He said last year March that he was “unaware” of the ATF’s Most Wanted List and believed the charges stemmed from the since-removed information contained in Interpol’s database. Guns.com had reached out to the ATF for clarification and have not yet heard back.
Seenarain stands 5-foot-5 and weighs about 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He has two distinctive tattoos: a crown on the right side of his chest and a scorpion on the right bicep.
Authorities believe he fled to Georgetown, Guyana where he may be armed and dangerous, guns.com reported.
In March 2017, Seenarain in an interview with Kaieteur News claimed that this name was removed from the list.
How it appeared there in the first place, he explained, stemmed from allegations that were made by an individual who had accused him of kidnapping and assaulting another.
The alleged victim was taken into questioning and provided statements to the law enforcement officials in the US. That individual was later charged with providing false statements.
Seenarain claimed, then, that after he had got wind that he was a part of Interpol’s most-wanted list, he immediately assembled a team of foreign attorneys and contested the accusations made by Interpol.
Legal documents were submitted to the agency dated July 18, 2016 and a reply was obtained from Interpol by letter on August 1, 2016.
Seenarain was informed by Interpol that his request was admissible and that it was being processed.
Interpol on September 12, 2016, informed the businessman that he had been removed from the list, Seenarain claimed.
Expressing relief in March last year, Seenarain said that he can move freely without looking over his shoulder.
Kaieteur News had checked the Interpol’s most wanted list and found that Seenarain name was indeed taken off.
However, additional checks to other site showed that he is still on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm (ATF) and Explosives Most Wanted list.
The AFT stated that, “On or about June 2005, Seenarain was arrested for federal firearms trafficking. Seenarain failed to appear for his court hearing and the Northern District of Georgia Magistrate Judge issued another arrest warrant for him.”
Seenarain is also wanted by the Sheriff’s Office in Henry County, Georgia for a series of other offences.
The businessman said that he is unaware of that list and suggested that the information might have been got from Interpol’s database.
Seenarain said that he will have to make additional moves to address this matter.
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