-Another man in custody
As police intensify their investigations into the brutal murder of two Pomeroon men, ranks have identified a man who may have information linked to drug trafficking which could see a breakthrough in the case.
Clint De Agrella
Romeo De Agrella
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said yesterday that the man who hails from the Pomeroon area is in police custody and may know what happened, adding that the information he has is related to drug trafficking.
The decomposing remains of Romeo De Agrella, 41, and his son, Clint De Agrella, 20 of Grant Strong, Hope, Lower Pomeroon River were found on Monday afternoon, days after they failed to return home.
A post-mortem examination revealed that they died from multiple gunshot wounds.
In a surprise twist, Persaud informed Stabroek News when contacted that the information provided by the dead men’s wife and mother respectively, to the police in relation to the fish business they were involved in, has not been substantiated.
The woman had told the police that the two men would make regular trips to Venezuela where they sold salted fish. They would then return with another type of fish – hassar, which they would export to other countries.
Following investigations it was revealed that the woman had not been accurate about who the men conducted business with.
Asked about the fish trade, Persaud said that it is a business that has been in existence for sometime but he said cryptically that persons do not return to Guyana with hassar alone.
He added that the dead men’s backgrounds were checked and it has been confirmed that they were related to two of the men who were discovered dead in Suriname in 2007. That incident has also been linked to drugs.
In December 2007, the bodies of three men Paul Da Silva, Rudolph Da Silva and Junior Gomez were found in Suriname after they had left for a trip to Venezuela, where they had operated a passenger boat service earlier that month.
Rudolph Da Silva was Romeo’s nephew. No one was ever charged and the killers were never identified.
According to a police release, investigations have revealed that the victims had left Venezuela to return to Guyana last Friday and after not returning as expected they were reported as missing to the police on March 22. The release said their bodies were found on Monday with gunshot wounds while their boat which bore bullet holes was recovered, minus the outboard motor engine.
The boat was found by the occupants of a passing passenger vessel, overturned in the Waini River. It was subsequently pulled ashore.
The men had made contact with their relatives last Friday saying that they were on their way home but when they failed to arrive their family became worried.
De Agrella’s wife, Juliet had told Stabroek News that on Saturday she received a call from someone in Venezuela asking if he had arrived home and she questioned whether he had indeed left. She had strongly criticized a report in the Guyana Times which said that drug links to the killing were not ruled out. “That is wrong”, she said.
The decomposing bodies of the two were discovered three miles apart in an area called Iron Punt in the North West District.
Juliet and a relative, Ryan Gonsalves were arrested but later released after being questioned. Gonsalves was fingerprinted and released late Wednesday.
Relatives were upset that he had been described as a suspect in newspaper reports and also that he had been detained. “I believe that the police should search for the people them (the killers) instead of holding the wrong person in custody”, said Judith adding though that the Morawhanna police were very helpful.
The woman said that her husband was a quiet person and she knew of no trouble that he had with anyone and he “lived good” with the neighbours. She said that her son was very friendly. “I don’t know why the people had to do dem that”, she said. Father and son were buried on Tuesday afternoon at the Charity Cemetery. Judith said that she saw the bodies but couldn’t make out too much because of their state. She said that she did see a wound on her son’s leg but his face and other areas of his body were “mashed up” and she couldn’t tell much about them. She said that she was told by the doctor that the bullets damaged her husband’s spine and head and her son suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
My suspicions have been confirmed. It’s either drug related or roberry related. drugs from Columbia via Venezuela are a regular commodity of trade within our borders & those with marine transportation are the most likely “investors” in such businesses. The nice thing is that alot of big fish are involved & are paid & benefit from these “trades”. Keep on investigating ;)
Selall Persaud,if you know that it is linked to drugs why don’t you go there and see what you can do to solve this matter???
That right!!!!
ITS POLICE WORK… YOU DON’T RUSH THINGS. DOT TELL THE OFFICER WHAT TO DO… HE KNOW HIS JOB
The more I read of the crime situation in Guyana, I am more convinced that the entire GPF should be disbanded and replaced with a temporary Scotland Yard Unit. These guys are over their heads, the criminals are way ahead of these incompetent cops. Jagdeo, this will be a wise investment.
stop trash talking the Police and the Prezzy.You don’t hear about the good stuff of the Police.Your CIA and FBI failed to stop 911,replace them with Scotland Yard.
Yeah they failed to stop that but they fail every day Witch Docta.
Don’t drink too much PPP soup it could be bad fuh yuh when you head out pun de TTC.
I mean to say the FBI and failed to stop 911 but GPF fail every day.
Samroo didn’t the FEDS fail you too.Resources are limited there for the cops to work with, and i’m sorry no more soup left,so yo can’t have any.
CAN YOU TELL THE US. PRESIDENT THAT THE SECRET SERVICES IN THE US. IS TRASH ALSO?..CAN YOU COUNT THEIR MISTAKES? YOU PEOPLE REALLY EYE PASS THE GUYANA GOVT. ON THE WHOLE…YOU ALL ONLY LOOK FOR FAULTS, AND BYPASS THE ACHIEVEMENTS, WITHOUT GIVING A WORD OF PRAISE…TYPICAL GUYANESE WHO THINKS THEY ARE YANKEE….
not surprised. that area is a hot bed for such activities. the cocaine and the guns have to be coming in from somewhere.
Yea, yea , yea, – it is always the quiet ones. Something very fishy about this one. Let the police investigate further!!!!
I guess every thing is not always what it seems to be, how could this prominent businessman be involved in drugs, is this just a cop out by the police because they can’t solve this crime so they say it’s drug related, or they have substantial evidence that it was drugs involved, and it’s the cause for their untimely demise, i guess we will never know.
…. WHAT ! de crime chief deserve a “meddle” for his brilliant
analysis of the LINK to the MURDERS in pamarune,, is drug related ! and none the sooner !…
someone said ,, “genius is next to madness” ! and den anadah waan seh “whom the GODS wish to destroy they first make mad”,,,, ah wandah hummuch gawd dem gat ???????????????????????????? and if fuh rale de destruction of the whole ah dem in GY is marked by first making dem mad ,, lawd have murci !
my comments yesterday ,, brought some sophisticated “buse out” from some of my G’nese bros and sistaz ,, ah guess iz why now de “crime chief” choose fuh tell we seh ,, de MURDERS in de pamarune is a result of drugs ??????????????????????????….
as i’m writing this ,, i just got the alert ,, that former President Janet Jagan has passed ,, my condolences to her family and to the nation ! may she be granted peace and rest !!!!!!!!!
Something is very wrong with this rather “fishy” story; trading fish for more fish? Several questions also come to mind; did the Charity police look for and find evidence of legitimate operations, e.g. salting and drying sheds or racks and supplies, packaging materials, storage facilities on or near the deceased’s property? Was this family under suspicion of trafficking / smuggling for some time before the terrible incident?
I’m fully aware that the Guyana police force is underpowered and ill-equipped and has its share of bad apples. Lord only knows I’m not trying to defend the Guyana Police Force. But it’s just too much of a stretch to believe that a station or divisional commander would pounce upon a grieving, heartbroken widow and detain or interrogate her like a common suspect unless there were sufficient grounds for such suspicion. In any case, it’s the policeman’s job to ask difficult questions when the need arises.
I hope the wife can find the strength to carry on with her life; this is when her surviving children need her most. Losing a spouse and father is never easy but time will eventually heal. I also hope the Charity boys in blue stay on this case until the truth comes out.
How come Seelal is so quick to spot a drug link here and he can’t find nuthin on Raja Khan?
Good point brandon, we all know what the deal with the khan saga.
remember seh only knife know wha deh a pumpkin belly,is this guy persaud for real?
Samaroo, wha rang wid ya,? lol, Seelal, can’t seh wan word about RK, he can find who kill dem men, but fo start a story and findings of RK tek nuf guts, and yes ur right, u need to keep he Seelal hat all de time, let he nah 4get RK, we still await fo hear wha dem big boys gan do wid RK case. Every thing else their r discussing, RK story would soon die a sudden death.
Brandon. I agree. WITCH DR. the police force, has been compromised.
I read this behind a mini bus one time: “Behind every fortune is a crime.”
Some of the mini bus does also say thank you for the PPP don’t believe everyting you read pun dem bus. Dey lie!
Should your fortune change, I will definitely be suspicious.
…don’t believe everything you read:
on a minibus…
in a book…
in the newspapers
on the internet…
Brandon ,, yuh talking tuh much 2 fass,, and yuh sounding like if given a chance yuh wud cuss out everbadi fuh being not able to see “it ” like u do,,u need to temper ur exuberance ,, and not jump at everything to condemn ,, remember ,, we r talkin abt
capital EVIL and then juss plane simple evil ,, but de prablem is de adah Evil seein opportunity fuh dem to bleed the nat’l purse suh dem an de “supporters” wah come fuss b4 de country done tell dehself dat ,, dem want in ,, suh dem bawlin fuh shared stealing ,,,,
sorry Brandon ,, i have to agree ! research will prove that all wealth accumulated has crime in it ! and it has ,,, and can be proven ,, even b4 recorded history ,, the greatest of which is the vaults of the vatican !!!!!!!
i TICKLED YOU THERE MY FRIEND. LIKE YA GAT SUMTING TO HIDE.