U.S. sanctioned businessman wanted for attempted murder of ‘Lola Doll’

Sep 08, 2025 News

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Kaieteur News – As investigations continue into the shooting of Lolita Callender better “Known as Lola Doll on Saturday police have issued a wanted bulletin for Paul Daby Jr. better known by his alias “Randell”.

Back in June, Daby was among six persons sanctioned by United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for alleged drug trafficking. Now he is wanted for attempted murder of the local artiste and social media personality. Days prior to the shooting of Lola Doll at East Ruimveldt home, she had claimed in a Facebook live that there might be a hit out for her. She even suggested a motive claiming that it might be connected to a back and forth (buse-out) she had with someone’s girlfriend.

Police said early Sunday morning that a suspect is in custody assisting with investigations. Stopping short from identifying the suspect, police stated in a press release, “Relative to the shooting of Lolita Callender aka Lola Doll, last night (Saturday), police have arrested one person who is assisting with the investigation.

Reports on Saturday were that Callender was shot several times while sitting in her car, in front of her East Ruimveldt home. Police had identified the shooter as a lone gunman on a motorcycle and reported that the shooting took place around 23:35hrs. Ranks at the time were scanning CCTV cameras in the area. A CCTV footage has since surfaced of the shooting. Based on the footage seen, the shooter rode past Lola Doll’s car which was parked in front of her home with the lights on. He parked the bike a short distance away and walked up to the front passenger’s side of the car where he opened fire on her. The suspect then trotted back to where the motorcycle was, started it and rode off.

Following the shooting, Lola was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for emergency medical attention. Police said she was shot to her neck, face, hands and leg. Up to noon on Sunday, she was still in a critical condition. There are claims however, that her condition has gotten better.

Back in June when OFAC updated its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list, it named Daby along with thirty-seven-year-old Senior Superintendent, Himnauth Sawh; Mark Cromwell, 43, known as “Demon” and “Diamond” of Lot 40 Vigilance, East Coast Demerara, and Lot 10 Buxton, ECD; and 50-year-old Randolph Duncan for drug trafficking.

Additionally, two Colombian nationals, Manuel Salazar Gutierrez, also known as “Manguera” and “Orejon” and Yeison Andres Sanchez Vallejo, also known as “Blacks” and “Andreas”, were listed as operating in drug trafficking through Guyana. OFAC stated that for decades, Guyana has been a transhipment point for the movement of drugs from South America to the United States and Europe. “Drug traffickers exploit the rivers and jungles of South America by transiting large quantities of cocaine, from Colombia and Venezuela, through the waters of Guyana and Suriname,” it was stated. OFAC outlined that Guyana’s proximity to the Caribbean, as well as reported corruption along its ports and borders, allows maritime vessels, also known as narco-submarines, to transit through its waters undetected.

It was stated that traffickers utilise these vessels to smuggle cocaine from the ports of Guyana and Suriname, across the Atlantic, to the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. OFAC said, too, that traffickers also coordinate the importation of cocaine loads from Colombia and Venezuela to Guyana via small aircraft, utilising illegal airstrips in Guyana as landing spots.

“Cocaine has been discovered buried in underground bunkers located on airstrips and in jungle territory, with Guyana’s Barima-Waini region as a prominent location. Cocaine is then flown, via aircraft, to the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean,” it was stated. Following a US$188 million drug bust on August 31, this publication had reported that a senior police officer was allegedly connected with the cocaine bust at Matthews Ridge, Region One. A Joint Services team, led by the CANU, on Saturday unearthed approximately 4.4 tons (4,400 kilos) of suspected cocaine, which has a current street value of US$188 million, at a nearby illegal airstrip at Matthew’s Ridge. Neatly stashed, the cocaine was found buried in four hand-dug pits, each averaging five to six feet deep, and covered with tarpaulins, wood, and bushes.

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• East Ruimveldt, Himnauth Sawh, Lola Doll, Paul Daby, shooting

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