The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday issued wanted bulletins for two Brazilian nationals who they say allegedly committed the offence of trafficking in narcotics on December 11, 2022.
The two named in the bulletin are, 33-year-old Agusto Altroitar and 53-year-old Paulo Sergio Petter. Their addresses in Guyana are so far unknown.
Stabroek News had reported last month that Altroitar and Petter had appeared in the George-town Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Leron Daly where they were previously charged with the aforementioned offence along with disembarking their boat that they used to enter into Guyana, without the consent of an Immigration Officer. After initially being remanded, Altroitar was granted bail in the sum of $180,000 while Petter was required to pay $80,000 bail.
They were also required to report to the narcotics branch at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department, but they never did. This resulted in their bail being revoked. The police yesterday stated that according to information reaching them, both accused have fled the jurisdiction.
It was reported by this newspaper that the duo were operating a boat which was heading towards Georgetown, Guy-ana, on December 8 when suddenly they started to experience mechanical issues and as a result decided to moor the boat at the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard wharf at Ruimveldt, on the Demerara River.
The next day, the Coast Guard conducted a search of the vessel and discovered a quantity of narcotics in the wheel house of the boat.
Persons with information on the whereabouts of either of the two men can contact the police on telephone numbers 225-6940, 225-8196, 226-7476, 225-2317, 225-1149, or the nearest police station.
