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