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AG says Govt. ready to facilitate US extradition of Mohameds
(Kaieteur News) – Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC said his government is ready to facilitate any extradition request by the United States Government for leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar.
Leader of the WIN Party, Azruddin Mohamed (right) and his father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed
“Guyana has made it very clear that it is ready, willing, and most able to diligently discharge its legal duties and obligations under the current extradition framework that exists with the United States of America in relation to this matter, and we remain committed to that course.”
His comment, which was made during his ‘Issues in the News’ commentary on Tuesday, follows an announcement earlier this week that the Mohameds are facing charges of fraud and money laundering related to gold smuggling and have been indicted in a Florida court.
According to the AG, no extradition request has since been made.
“At this point and time, we are awaiting the request, once that request is made, a process which is outlined both in the Fugitive Offenders Act is triggered, and a series of legal steps have to be followed, all of which are outlined in the legislation,” he said.
The attorney general also rubbished claims that the government has any role to play in the allegations against the Mohameds. Nandlall emphasised that Guyana cannot influence the US justice system in that manner.
Nandlall said the indictment should come as no surprise to the Guyanese public as the duo was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in 2024 and were indicted earlier in October 2025.
“No one ought to be surprised that these indictments were laid. They were long in the pipeline. The OFAC sanctions sent the first signal, but internally work was ongoing. The next step is for the government of the United States of America to request of the government of Guyana, the extradition of the two persons who are in Guyana and who are the subject of the indictment,” he said
With regard to the extradition, the AG said that Guyana has a long-standing commitment to a treaty that establishes and supports the extradition process.
He explained that “This process which will be embarked upon is a legal one and is contained in an extradition framework between the government of the United States and the Government of Guyana.”
According to Nandlall, the framework is captured in two main instruments; a treaty which dates back to 1924 between the United Kingdom and the United States and a piece of legislation known as the Fugitive Offenders Act, which was amended as recently.
The AG explained that the centuries-old covenant has made it possible for Guyana to successfully extradite dozens of fugitives to the United States and other parts of the world.
“This is not a new process and Guyana as an independent country would have done dozens of extraditions to the United States and dozens to other countries as well,” Nandlall stated.
The Mohameds have been indicted in a U.S. federal court in Miami, Florida on 11 charges of wire and mail fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and the importation of a Lamborghini luxury car- all stemming from accusations of massive tax fraud committed against Guyana.
The indictment, unsealed on October 2, 2025, accuses the Mohameds of orchestrating an elaborate fraud and money-laundering scheme involving gold exports, customs fraud, bribery, and the evasion of millions in taxes and royalties owed to Guyana.
The case, captioned United States of America v. Nazar Mohamed & Azruddin Mohamed, is filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida under case number 25-CR-20441 (WILLIAMS/LETT).
The indictment seen by this newspaper charges that Mohamed’s Enterprise, the Guyana-based gold wholesaling and export company controlled 90% by Nazar and 10% by Azruddin, is alleged to have sold gold to buyers in Miami and Dubai, while circumventing Guyana’s revenue and regulatory system. The indictment claims that the defendants would reuse official Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Guyana Gold Board (GGB) customs seals and export declarations, originally applied legally on one shipment on subsequent shipments for which they had not paid taxes or royalties. This, prosecutors say, created the false impression that proper payments had been made.
Additionally, the duo is also accused of bribing state officials to facilitate their alleged corrupt acts. The indictment sets forth that the Mohameds paid bribes to Guyanese government officials, including customs agents to allow the acceptance of duplicate paperwork and reused seals. Through this mechanism, the scheme allegedly enabled the evasion of duties and royalties that should have gone to Guyana’s coffers.
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If a crime was committed in Guyana by the Mohameds, then Guyana need
to prosecute them.
However, Guyana should not extradite its citizens to be prosecuted by the
USA for the same crimes in Guyana. Nandlall and Guyana Government
are depending on the USA to do OUR dirty work for us. They want so much
to get WIN out of the way, as they are a threat next elections.
Many countries don’t extradite their citizens to others for prosecutions
Guyana is now a satellite country of the US.