Wanted bulletin issued for Guyana drug over-lord
the following report was taken from Stabroek News about the arrest warrant issued for Roger Khan and friends. we will wait with baited breath to see how this one plays out. if this man is wanted in the US will the Guyana govt. hand him over since we are obviously ill-prepared to deal with cases like these as evidenced in the past.
Wanted bulletin issued for Khan, three others
Police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for businessman Roger Khan and three others for questioning in connection with investigations into the discovery of guns, ammunition, drugs and other illegal items during a search on March 19.
The joint services conducted massive raids in an attempt to recover the 33 AK 47s that disappeared from Camp Ayanganna. A number of businesses and buildings connected to businessman Khan had been searched.
the wanted men as Paul Rodrigues, an ex-policeman whose address was given as 29 Dadanawa Street, Section ‘K’ Campbellville; Ricardo Rodrigues, of Bel Air Springs; Shaeed Khan also known as Roger Khan of 133 Rotunda Place D’Aguiar’s Park, Houston and Gerald Pereira of 86 Lamaha Springs, Georgetown.
police had seized a number of illegal items from several locations and arrested a number of persons They had also issued a wanted bulletin for four men last Monday: Royston Peniston was arrested Fredroy Willabus and Lloyd Roberts, who turned themselves in on Monday Sheldon Chase, is yet to be arrested.
“Consequent upon a recent operation in Georgetown and its environs, the under-mentioned persons are wanted for questioning in connection with investigations into the discovery of firearms, ammunition, drugs and other illegal items found during a search on Sunday 19th March 2006″
During last weekend’s raids and the one before, two of Khan’s reputed wives were arrested and a number of men associated with him were also hauled in for questioning.
Khan, through his lawyer Hanoman, had said the police and the army had “ulterior motives” for targeting his businesses and associates.
Paul Rodrigues had been charged in 2004 following the discovery of a cache of arms and ammunition at the Master’s Touch Carpeting location in Bel Air. He was charged along with Rawle Gulliver and Dennis Osbourne, but the case was subsequently dismissed.
…the business places searched as the Blue Iguana located at Fifth and Light Streets, Alberttown; the Reef Club at 60 Station Street, Kitty; a five-storey building in Station Street, Kitty (an unfinished structure where three floors are being occupied); the Dream Works office in Garnett Street; the Master’s Touch Carpeting business at Second Street, Bel Air Village; and a house at 133 Rotunda Place, D’Aguiar’s Park, Houston. Additionally, a search team was deployed to Kaow Island in the Essequibo River.
a number of items were seized including seven handguns, two pellet guns, two pistol magazines with three live 9mm rounds, four heavily tinted vehicles, including an F 150 bullet-proof pick-up, seven hand-held radios, three mobile telephones, 41 small containers with cocaine and one Guyana passport.
Searches were also conducted at houses in North-East La Penitence, 239 Pike Street, Kitty and 19 Bel Air Promenade, Prashad Nagar. In North East La Penitence and a quantity of live and blank ammunition, four AK-47 magazines and two cleaning kits were seized.
at Pike Street two revolvers, one pistol and a quantity of ammunition were seized. It was at the house in Prashad Nagar that a quantity of police uniforms was discovered.
Cordon and searches were also conducted at Buddy’s Night Club on Sheriff Street, where a motor vehicle of interest to the security forces was seized; the Avalanche Night Club in Sheriff Street; a house at ‘U’ Grove Housing Scheme, EBD where a quantity of military uniforms was seized; Lot 106 Ixora Avenue, Eccles, EBD, where a quantity of ammunition was discovered.
