According to a release from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Paul Watson, a former policeman of Zeelugt, EBE, was arrested yesterday for obtaining money under false pretence.
It is alleged that Watson, who is attached to a private security service falsely pretended that he was in a position to assist an individual in obtaining a firearm licence.
This is not the first time the former rank has been charged for such an offence. Stabroek News reported in 2017 that Watson allegedly obtained $790,000 from a businessman by claiming he could get him a gun licence.
At the time the court was told that during 2015, Govind Sundar, who is a businessman, applied for a firearm licence and submitted all the relevant documents at the Brickdam Police Station. He later received a call from Watson, who claimed that he was an Inspector and that the police would have to visit him to find out the type of person he is.
Three weeks after, Sundar received another call from Watson, who told him that he needed $300,000 to process the application. Police said additional funds were later received by Watson from the complainant sometime later.
The Court was also informed that several similar matters involving Watson were pending at the Leonora Police Station. He was at that time denied bail.
