A Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) prosecutor was taken into police custody on Wednesday afternoon after he was allegedly caught collecting a $300,000 bribe to drop a court case.
In custody is Sherwin Crandon, 44, of George Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. Crandon is a mines officer attached to GGMC but also prosecutes court cases for the agency.
According to a police report, Crandon was arrested after a gold miner visited the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary and alleged that Crandon demanded the bribe from him in exchange for the dismissal of a case which is being heard in court.
