Eight persons were arrested after officials from the Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) seized two vessels and one minibus laden with a quantity of uncustomed goods and foreign liquor in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
In a press release yesterday, GRA said that the arrests and seizures were as a result of two recent operations which were conducted with support from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Coast Guard.
Those in custody have been identified as Trevor Motielal, Stephon Motielal, Mohammed Hussain, Salim Hafiz, Saapynad Sukhanand, Kawail Sukhu and Mohamed Shamid.