US suspected Khan could ‘spell the end’ of Jagdeo presidency

Roger Khan

The US Embassy in George-town believed that drug kingpin Roger Khan might have had compromising information that if released could “spell the end” of Bharrat Jagdeo’s presidency.

Writing in a secret August 14, 2006 cable, Charge d’Affaires of the US embassy Michael Thomas said that the possibility that Khan reveals the “PPP’s dirty laundry is the big wild card,” but added that the government would have gone to great lengths to prevent Khan from doing so.

Khan had been taken into