Wider coast guard patrols urged after Waini River pirate attack

Following a recent pirate attack on fishermen in the Waini River, a call has been made for coast guards to widen their patrols.

Police ‘F’ Division Commander Ravindradat Budhram has said that investigations are ongoing into a report of the attack.

Five fishermen, from the West Coast of Demerara, were attacked in the Waini River on May 21 and robbed of approximately $8 million worth of fish, fish glue, food supplies,