Police probing claim that US$15,000 disappeared during search

The police have launched a probe into allegations that US$15,000 went missing during the search of a house and Crime Chief Seelall Persaud says there is nothing in the law that prevents the police from searching premises even if a minor is the only person at home.

Persaud was commenting yesterday on a Sunday Stabroek news item published over the weekend in which it was reported that US$15,000 ($3M) mysteriously vanished during a search which was conducted when a 15-year-old girl was home alone.

The search operation