The police force’s anti-crime unit is currently pursuing a gang headed by a man known only as ‘Cobra.’
The police made the disclosure while responding to an article in another newspaper, which reported allegations by Colin Jack and Fabian Levius that they were assaulted by police ranks last Sunday while at the Aziza Akouza Resort, Soesdyke/Linden Highway. The men had claimed that this resulted after they were mistaken for a man known as ‘Cobra,’ who was wanted by the police and that they were forced to remain overnight in the lockups and were released on the Monday afternoon.
The police, in their statement, said that acting on information received that a motor car which is used by ‘Cobra’ was at the Aziza Akouza Resort, a team of police ranks proceeded to that location on Sunday. “Upon arrival the ranks saw three men and a woman in the motor car and ordered them out of the vehicle. The woman was released while the police attempted to arrest the three men for questioning, based on their being in the car used by ‘Cobra.’ The men began to pull and tug with the police and a scramble ensued during which they received minor injuries,” the statement said.
It said that a confrontation was held between the men namely Jack, 37 years of Tucville, Levius, 31 years of West Ruimveldt, and Mark Hukumchand, 25 years of Durban Street, and the police ranks at the Timehri Police Station on Thursday.
“They agreed to an amicable settlement during which the three men accepted apologies from all of the police ranks and requested no further police action in the matter,” the statement said.
