DPP discontinues Lamborghini tax case against Azruddin amid U.S. extradition request

Nov 13, 2025 News

(Kaieteur News) – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has discontinued the criminal charges filed against prominent businessman Azruddin Mohamed over alleged unpaid taxes for the importation of his Lamborghini.

The decision the DPP Chambers said in a press release is as a result of the formal extradition request from the Government of the United States of America. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the DPP’s Chambers confirmed that the charges, which were brought by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on May 15, 2025, were withdrawn under Article 187(1)(c) of the Constitution of Guyana.

DPP discontinues Lamborghini tax case against Azruddin amid U.S. extradition request

Member of Parliament and businessman Azruddin Mohamed poses in front of the Lamborghini.

Mohamed had faced two offences: 1. Causing a false declaration to be made to the Revenue Authority, contrary to Section 217(1)(a) of the Customs Act, Chapter 82:01. 2. Knowingly engaging in fraudulent evasion, contrary to Section 218(e) of the same Act.

According to the DPP, the decision to discontinue the charges was made “in light of the extradition request and the hearing of the said extradition request, and taking into account all relevant legal principles, including international comity, appropriateness, and fairness to the defendant.” The DPP explained that the GRA’s charges were filed before Guyana received the extradition request from the U.S. Government seeking Mohamed’s surrender.

Mohamed was facing charges of false declaration and tax evasion, stemming from the alleged underreporting of the purchase price of a luxury vehicle imported in 2020. According to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mohamed fraudulently declared that a Lamborghini Roadster SVJ, which had an actual cost of USD $695,000, was purchased for only USD $75,300. The false declaration allegedly resulted in tax evasion amounting to G$383 million.

This latest move follows a similar decision last week when the Guyana Revenue Authority discontinued several other tax related cases against Azruddin and his father, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed on the same grounds that active extradition proceedings were underway. Those cases, Kaieteur News had reported, were likewise halted to prevent conflicts between domestic prosecutions and international legal obligations.

A U.S. Grand Jury in the Southern District of Florida unsealed a sweeping indictment on October 6, 2025, charging the Mohameds with wire fraud, mail fraud, money-laundering, conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and customs-related offences linked to a US$50 million gold export and tax evasion scheme. According to the indictment, the Mohameds allegedly defrauded the Government of Guyana between 2017 and June 2024 by evading export taxes and royalties on over 10,000 kilograms of gold, using falsified customs declarations and re-used export seals to disguise unpaid duties. The document also details a US$5.3 million undeclared gold shipment seized at Miami International Airport, as well as the under-invoicing of a luxury vehicle worth more than US$680,000.

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