The interception of two suspected drug couriers, who were bound for Suriname, were among the cases in which slain Detective Constable Jirbahan Dianand, who was found dead in his car on Friday morning, was the main witness.
Dianand, 23, who was stationed at the Moleson Creek Police Outpost and attached to the Narcotics Section, had been gaining a reputation over drugs busts he made and his ability to find drugs hidden in vehicles.
He was found in his car on the public road at Jackson Creek, Corentyne around 5.30am on Friday with a suspected gunshot wound to the head. Police had held three persons and a search was on for other suspects up to Friday night. Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, who said that the motive for the murder remained unclear, noted on Friday that Dianand had made several significant drug seizures. He currently has a few cases in the courts, including at Springlands, where he was the main witness. Among those cases, this newspaper was told, was the June 19 bust of a Georgetown resident, who was allegedly caught with two kilogrammes of cocaine while on his way to Suriname. Ivan Douglas, 23, of Fifth Street, Alberttown, was later charged at the Whim Magistrate’s Court with trafficking in narcotics and he was remanded to prison.
Police had said that ranks stopped and searched a car, PJJ 9393, which was en route to Suriname at Moleson Creek, Corentyne. During the search, two kilogrammes of cocaine and 89 grammes of hashish were found, for which Douglas was charged.
Dianand was also said to be a witness in the case against taxi-driver Kevin Bevney, who was charged with the possession and trafficking of narcotics, after allegedly being held with cannabis during a police search. Bevney, 31, who was remanded him to prison, was allegedly found with the drugs on June 12, at the Moleson Creek ferry Stelling. Police reported finding 10 kilogrammes of cannabis in the right side door of a silver grey 212 PHH 2564 car that was departing for Suriname.
Both cases are still pending in court.
Stabroek News learnt that the discovery of Dianand’s body was made by passers-by, who alerted the police. Dianand was found with his head faced down in the driver’s seat of his tinted burgundy vehicle. A source said that the young policeman received a shot to his forehead on the left side.
Commissioner of Police Leroy Brumell told this newspaper that from all indications, Dianand knew his killer, pointing out that the car was stopped on the lonely roadway. Dianand’s body is currently being stored at the Skeldon Hospital mortuary until a post-mortem examination that is likely to take place tomorrow.At Dianand’s home on Friday, his grieving mother, Drupattie Dianand, said the last time she had spoken to her son was on the previous afternoon, when he told her then that he would go to the gym and then to work, she recalled. She said he loved his job and never complained about it. She also said that he had no dispute with anyone.
