Skeldon man killed during anti-smuggling raid

A Skeldon man is dead and three people are in custody including a member of the Berbice anti-Smuggling squad (BASS) following a shooting on the Corentyne yesterday.

According to a police press release, the incident which resulted in the death of Charles Caesar, 40, of Line Path, Skeldon, occurred on the Number 66 Village Foreshore around 12.55 am yesterday.

Police said Caesar was taken to the Skeldon Hospital with a suspected gunshot injury and