Four cops under close arrest, senior officer transferred

Four Berbice-based police officers are under close arrest and a senior rank has been transferred to police headquarters in Georgetown after they were implicated in the payment $6 million in exchange for the release of a large quantity of cocaine.

‘B’ Division Commander, Senior Superintendent Errol Watts, yesterday confirmed that though the cocaine is yet to be found, police have contacted and collected statements from the persons who were transporting the drugs when the vehicle was stopped by ranks.

The alleged misconduct occurred almost two weeks ago but it was only yesterday that the