A local investigator, who has been in touch with the Surinamese authorities, told Stabroek News yesterday that two persons are still being sought by the police and the arrested men remain in custody. He could not say if or when the Guyanese would be charged.
The ex-policeman was held several years ago in connection with an abandoned aircraft found at the Kwapau airstrip in Cuyuni-Mazaruni. The man has had several brushes with the law and it has been long suspected that he was involved in narco-trafficking. This newspaper was also told that the man now runs a business in Georgetown.
De Ware Tijd had reported last week that units of the Surinamese Police Force intercepted 28 kilos of cocaine, US$147,000, two handguns, two cars and a moped during raids on two separate locations.
The report said that three Surinamese and one Guyanese, who was described as an entrepreneur, were arrested. The report had also said police expected more arrests to follow.
