Other suspect being grilled on timber cocaine shipment
The deportee who it is believed mobilized the cocaine that was inserted into the dividers of cartons of pepper sauce turned himself into the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday and was intensely questioned.
Thus far, CANU has questioned the key players in the organization that smuggled 376 kilos of cocaine in the cartons. One shipment was busted on December 8 in New Brunswick, Canada and the other was nabbed on December 24 in St Croix, the US Virgin Islands after Canadian authorities tipped off the US DEA.
CANU sources say the deportee who turned himself in yesterday is believed to be the person who sourced the cocaine from suppliers. He was intensely questioned and let go after he denied details that were put to him. The sources say he was reluctant to leave CANU. As the organizer of the cocaine, sources say, he is the one most at risk from vengeful suppliers west of Guyana and may have no choice but to help the investigation as much as he could.
Aside from the deportee, CANU on Monday also questioned his business associate who he runs a shop with. The deportee’s associate who goes by at least two names is believed to be the financier of the drug operation. He is believed to have put up some of the money and the remainder of the supply was received on credit from the suppliers. This type of transaction is usually cleared if the intermediaries are well-trusted and there is a great likelihood that the shipments would make it through. In this case, both shipments were seized and this is the type of situation that can lead to an implosion of the entire network.
In a surprise twist, the financier is now being questioned by the police in relation to a shipment of timber filled with cocaine which was seized in the Caribbean last year. The financier had been wanted in connection with this seizure but had not been apprehended. There had been no bulletin from the police in connection with this.
In addition to the deportee and the financier, CANU has also interviewed the suspected facilitator who would have cleared channels for the shipments and made the final delivery to the couriers. He, like the other two, has denied involvement. All three have been in constant touch with CANU and will be kept under close surveillance.
Assets not in congruence with their alleged income and conspicuous spending will be closely watched particularly in light of pending legislation which allows the forfeiture to the state of the assets of drug traffickers.
But for this to happen, charges will have to be laid and there are potential problems, sources say, since witnesses are hard to come by where there is little prospect of witness protection and considering that this is a small country.
The revamped CANU is focusing heavily on intelligence gathering and ensuring that compromised operations aren’t able to regroup. In the wake of the arrest of businessman Roger Khan in the US, there were expectations that new actors would try to move into the business.
Sources say that in the wake of the arrest of Khan there was fragmentation of the business with smaller players making their own deals. There was a significant concentration of this business on the East Coast.
Following the seizure of the first pepper cocaine shipment Mahendrapaul Doodnauth, who unloaded the boxes at a rented storage facility on Rexdale Boulevard in Toronto was arrested by Canadian authorities. He was later charged with importing cocaine, conspiracy to import cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
CANU then issued a bulletin for Indarpaul Doodnauth and he made himself available to the agency for questioning. Doodnauth, an East Coast-based businessman is the brother of Mahendrapaul Doodnauth. Sources say Indarpaul recently surfaced at CANU with his arm bandaged and there was speculation that he had been involved in a fracas with someone who was upset over the busting of the shipments.
Another man sought by CANU, Reginald Rodrigues, who was thought to be the shipper of the pepper consignment seized in Canada went underground after the bust became public and was able to evade an attempt to arrest him here.
It is believed he has since fled to Suriname via the backtrack.
Another man wanted for questioning in relation to the pepper sauce, Orlando Watson has been in touch with the authorities here but is yet to turn himself in. He is thought to be connected to the second shipment.
Meanwhile, Nymrod Singh, a suspect in the Miami discovery of 170 kilos of cocaine in a container of furniture from Guyana remains in custody. He is being grilled by the authorities on the December 29 interception in Port Miami.
He is alleged to have sent an earlier shipment of furniture to the same consignee as in this case and authorities in the US are expected to track that shipment. Questions have also been raised about construction associated with him that is currently underway. Singh was nabbed on Saturday in Bartica and has been in custody since.
There are likely to be major developments in both cases this week and closer collaboration between CANU and agencies in the US and Canada.
Hold on, he denies allegations about supplying the drugs but then is reluctant to leave CANU….surely his fear of retribution is enough evidence.
Eh eh but wait!!! SN are you allegating that our most famous embattled businessman was a cocaine trafficker?! You guya are some serious alligators :) M. Xiu Quan-Balgobind-Hackett thanks for the definition I wonder how many people could testify to Mr. Doodnauth’s employment anywhere in Guyana or abroad & his income!?!? It’s nice to see a little more flavour to the scams the authorities are employing to trick the average Joe that actions are being taken against these social stains. It would be nice to know if the ‘phone tapping law’ is in effect & is being utilised on this band of smugglers. I would love to know when calls are made to big boys like when RK & Ansel called the ‘BIG (pun intended) boy’ . Well, the beat goes on, what must we do now puppet master, continue to dance or sit down & watch the new dancers???
Which one of the Doods are you referring to? If it’s Indarpal that’s easy…. Go east of GT… 10 miles or so…. Ask the first 5 year old you see… You will get EVERYTHING!!!!
The learned gentleman who has been for sometime involved in the procurement and distribution of illegal pharmaceuticals at the international level was taken in for questioning and is assisting the elite CANU arm of the Guyana Police Force is now living in fear for his life. It should now be clear to any casual observer that the gentleman has fear for his person since those from whom and through whom he procured the alleged contraband are now quite obviously looking to him to explain the interruption of their shipment for distribution in Canada and the US.
In other words, de banna now friken that dem columbia bai dem gon come looking fuh he and GT such a lil lil cuntry dem can tek he out without no prablem’ … stay tuned ..
the fact of this matter is canu does not have the a ability to handle this type of investigation. If canu was on top of their game this shipment would not have entered nor left guyana in the first place. chalk this one up to dust.PUFF
SN who is the “deportee” you referring to …
LMAO, Nice one, I likes!!! :)
No one will be charged.. When a senior cop brokered a drug dispute was he arrested?
I’m, curious as to why SN is revealing so much information as to what CANU proposes doing re:
“In addition to the deportee and the financier, CANU has also interviewed the suspected facilitator who would have cleared channels for the shipments and made the final delivery to the couriers. He, like the other two, has denied involvement. All three have been in constant touch with CANU and will be kept under close surveillance.
Assets not in congruence with their alleged income and conspicuous spending will be closely watched particularly in light of pending legislation which allows the forfeiture to the state of the assets of drug traffickers”
Is CANU now trying to make up for their lapses in the past and wants to seem as if they are getting the job. Well, just do your darn job without alerting these perps!!! Jeez, that’s what ur paid to do
drug trafficking akin to prohibition in the US????
these people should not be charged because they were not distributing their “product” in Guyana?????
“leave the people alone”???????
I read those comments with GREAT horror!!!!! signs of time in Guyana. Imagine, readers are empathizing with these drug dealers??? when did drug trafficking in Guyana become fashionable, acceptable and a form of legit business???? WOW, “Guyana” AKA “Lil Columbia” is really at the point of no return.
this is another reason the usa and canada dont trust the guyana police
or the govt. why should the usa give guyana any assistance to fight
the drug cartels when they know nothing will come out of it, america
have to do the job themselves send in the marines and navy to patrol
our borders 24/7 ,do not give the guyanese govt.no money or equipment
to fight no drug cartels its a waste of time,also stop all exports from
guyana to usa and canada , other countries will follow and maybe the
cartels would end up consuming the same drugs with their families,
how can u release that man when that is where the drugs originated from
this stinks to high heaven, somebody is protecting these drug dealers
in guyana , some officials in guyana dont want these men talking to the
americans or canadians authorities, and alot of you bloggers here sending the wrong signals to your guyanese brothers and sisters giving
them your personal blessings to be a drug dealer, well i guess if you
cant sell your rice and sugar then sell drugs to the north…
torbo,it seems like you dont think before you type.america and canada are much more developed than guyana and cant even stop the drugs coming into their country,how do you and others think an undeveloped country like guyana that you and the pnc bring down to its knees can afford to do that.i never heard any big king pin that import drugs into usa get prison time or get caught its just the small sellers. Do we ever ask ourself why as soon as the american get into afghanistan opiom productions went up 1000%?
Torbo, I am 100% behind your blog and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Too much is going on there and North America should not help Guyana in any way, shape or form. ” The BIG DOGS ” are barking with these drug-cartels if you know what I mean. A lot of Big Dogs are involved in the drug smuggling. I would love for America to send down some Marines down there to control the borders and they will see the get ” RICH SCHEME ” will turn to the ” DIE EARLY SCHEME ” They will help control the drugs and guns that are coming into our country so that it can and will be safer.
ONE LOVE
LOT OF RESESON THINK HARD ABOUT IT
Re: “[…torbo,it seems like you dont think before you type. America and Canada are much more developed than Guyana and cant even stop the drugs coming into their country,how do you and others think an undeveloped country like Guyana that you and the PNC bring down to its knees…. What have you been drinking “onelove!!!
CANU claining to have all this information and yet these guys turning them self in and back out thats the the law home shame!!!!