The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has recommended the immediate dismissal of one of its ranks who was recorded during an apparent attempt to extort a traveller at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) after claiming that a quantity of marijuana was found in her luggage.
In a statement, CANU said that as a result of the findings of an investigation, there was “a serious breach” of its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and as a result “recommendations for the immediate dismissal of the Officer in question have been forwarded to the Ministry of Public Security.”
A video, which was viewed by thousands on Facebook, was recorded by the Guyanese traveller, who was asked by the officer to stop recording since they were having a conversation and he was doing her “a favour.”
