Yesterday, between 14:30hrs and 15:30hrs, a party of policemen from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters, executed a search warrant at the residence of a 30-year-old businessman of East Street North Cummingsburg, Georgetown.
A search was conducted on the bottom flat in a locked and secured room which the businessman opened. There, investigators found a quantity of uncustomed liquor as follows: –
– 24 bottles Double Black
– 16 bottles Johnny Walker Black
– 11 bottles Jack Daniels Whisky
– 2 bottles Merry Irish Cream Liquor
– 16 cases Budweiser Beer (24 bottles each)
– 1 case Red Bull Energy Drink (24 tins)
– 47 boxes disposal latex gloves (100 each)
A small blue & white cooler with the businessman’s logo was seen on top of a cupboard. Same was retrieved and searched in the businessman’s presence and the police ranks found a black plastic bag containing cannabis.
In his bedroom, cops found the following currencies:
– GC $2,508,370.00
– USD $75,697.00
– SRD $4,664.00
– EURO $6,145.00
– BAJAN $19.00
– CAD $40.00
– T&T $171.00
– Bs (Venezuelan) $100.00
– BZD $100.00
The businessman was told of the offence committed, arrested and cautioned. His wife, mother-in-law and wife’s 18-year-old cousin, along with the above mentioned items and cash found were escorted to CID Headquarters. In their presence the suspected drug was weighed and amounted to 2.030 kilogrammes (4.4lbs).
The contraband, narcotic, cash and other items were lodged with the custodian of the Property Room.
On the said date, about 16:30 hrs, the said ranks executed a second search warrant at Providence, East Bank Demerara at another property owned by the businessman.
During the search, three Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) were confiscated from the property. Those items are to be processed too.
Investigations into this matter are continuing.
