-SOCU says he was attempting to flee country
An East Bank Demerara businessman who was intercepted by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on Tuesday was yesterday slapped with 41 fraud charges amounting to millions in Guyana dollars allegedly committed during the years 2018 to 2021.
The defendant, 50-year-old Kenneth Ramnaraine of Somerset Court, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, and owner of BioSolutions Guyana, made his appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was not required to plead to any of the 41 charges.