Investigation underway into claim that stolen Venezuelan military helicopter was brought into Guyana

Gerry Gouveia

Information associated with the registration of a helicopter, allegedly stolen from the Venezuelan military and stored at a hangar of Roraima Airways since 2018, have been handed over by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), which is investigating the case, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill.

“There is a claim that a helicopter that was stolen from the Venezuelan military and found in a hangar at Roraima…SOCU had written requesting that a number of persons be interviewed and documents be provided. We are in full compliance with the investigations,” Edghill, who has responsibility for the aviation sector, told Sunday Stabroek when contacted

“The names of all personnel responsible for the registration [of the helicopter were] handed over…,” he added.