In what seems to be a regular business, three police officers from the Ruimveldt station were yesterday afternoon seen selling fuel to fishermen at the koker at Versailles, West Bank Demerara.
Stabroek News was at the koker around 3 pm speaking to fishermen when the blue and white boat with ‘Police 1’ marked at the side, pulled up. It turned back quickly but this newspaper was told that it was still around and when the reporter went a little farther to get a closer look one of the policemen was observed removing a six-gallon jar of gasoline from the boat and handing it to a fisherman.
According to reports, the cops would sell the gasoline for $5,000, which is $1,000 cheaper than the price at the gas stations.
This newspaper was told that the officers who are assigned marine duties are given the fuel to patrol the waters and crack down on illegal activities.
