Guyana govt denies giving cocaine smuggler permission for spy equipment
THE Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday issued a release denying claims that the Guyana Government had given approval for controversial Guyanese businessman cocaine smuggler and murderer, Roger Khan, to purchase sophisticated telephonic surveillance equipment from a company in the United States .
Responding to an article published in the Sunday Stabroek News in which it was alleged that lawyers for Roger Khan had made the claim, the release stated that the Ministry, “Rejects outright the claim being repeated in the media that the Government of Guyana authorized the importation by the Roger’cocaine’ Khan outfit of the sensitive piece of electronic equipment seized by the Joint Services.” [where is the equipment today?]
The release further stated that, “The Ministry of Home Affairs asserts that it did not authorize the importation of the electronic equipment under question nor did it seek any approval of the US Authorities for an export licence for the item.” [notice they don't say we did not know of it]
It further stated that, “In Guyana, such sensitive electronic items could only be procured and imported for the exclusive use of Law Enforcement Agencies. Such a request by the Law Enforcement Agencies of Guyana would have to be approved by the relevant authorities before an application is made by the Government of Guyana to the relevant American Authorities for approval for the item to be exported to Guyana.”
The Ministry of Home Affairs has since requested the American Authorities to provide it with the records of all such applications made by the Government of Guyana during the period of the operations of the Roger Khan outfit, the release stated.
Roger Khan was arrested late last year in neighbouring Suriname while on the run from local authorities. He was transported to the United States where he is facing multiple charges related to trafficking in narcotics to that country.
Tags: cocaine, guyana, roger khan
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‘we do not know know cocaine Roger Khan’ - Donald Ramotar on behalf of Guyana govt :: propaganda press! boycott Carifesta X
June 12th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
[...] to keep forgetting that this show trail is not being held at Georgetown Magistrate Court. first they say they didn’t give permission for spy equipment. [we're still lookin for cocaine roger fotos. [...]
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