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GRA fires manager, other staff
…moves to charge Mohamed in explosive vehicle transfer scandal
(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has terminated the employment of several staff members, including a manager, in connection with the alleged unlawful aiding and abetting of businessman turned opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed in the illegal transfer of several motor vehicles.
Mohamed is also expected to be charged under Section 3(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act.
Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed
The alleged vehicle transfers reportedly occurred between November 27, 2025, and December 5, 2025. On January 3, 2026, Kaieteur News reported that GRA staff were under investigation for allegedly aiding and abetting the businessman in the illegal transfer of several vehicles.
According to the GRA, the transfers were carried out in breach of regulations governing motor vehicle transfers as well as Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the GRA said that in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force, it “has initiated actions to have proceedings brought against Mr. Azruddin Mohamed and employees of the agency for acts committed contrary to the provisions of Section 3(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act and established procedures.”
The agency cited the statutory provision which states that a person commits the offence of money laundering if he knowingly, or having reasonable grounds to believe, that property represents the proceeds of crime, converts or transfers that property with the intent to conceal or disguise its illicit origin. Further, Section 3(4) of the Act stipulates that it is not necessary for a person to be convicted of a serious offence in order to prove that property is the proceeds of crime.
The GRA further stated that, “despite knowing that Mr. Mohamed has been sanctioned and indicted for, inter alia, alleged fraud, customs violations, and money laundering, and that restrictions have been imposed, certain employees of the revenue authority appear to have acted in concert to transfer the said motor vehicles from his name to other individuals, in a manner contrary to statute and established procedures.”
As a result, the employees involved, along with a manager, were terminated from their positions.
In a previous report, the GRA disclosed that its records revealed the same employees were responsible for off-premises examinations of the vehicles, the lodgement and approval of transfer documents, and the dispatch and receipt of payments to effect the transfers. It was also noted that many of the transferees resided at similar addresses in Republic Park, Atlantic Gardens, and Hill Top, Timehri, East Bank Demerara.
Investigations have so far uncovered 11 such transfers, including those involving luxury vehicles.
The authority has stated that all employees involved in the illegal transfers will be arrested and prosecuted. However, Mohamed has maintained innocence, insisting that all regulations were properly followed.
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