Four Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) en-forcement officers were fired upon after confronting suspected chicken smugglers late Wednesday night at Dundee, Mahaicony.
One officer sustained pellet wounds about the body during the attack, the GRA said in a statement. The police are investigating the shooting but up to press time there was no report of anyone being arrested. When Stabroek News visited the area yesterday afternoon, hours after the shooting, four men were observed inside the yard where the shooting occurred unpacking frozen chicken into plastic bags. When questioned, the men said that they were unaware of the details of the shooting and refused to share their names. They all maintained that they did not live in the area.
The GRA said that its officers were fired upon by the suspected smuggler and three accomplices. Police said that they are seeking the known Mahaica-based businessman and a senior police official told Stabroek News that so far, checks have revealed that the man is not the holder of a firearm licence.
According to the information Stabroek News received, the officers were conducting the exercise at Dundee late Wednesday night when the businessman suddenly appeared. A police official said that there was a heated argument between the businessman and the officers. The businessman then opened fire and according to what this newspaper was told,
