smuggling Archives

April 3, 2025

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Officers from the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) intercepted an alleged gold smuggling attempt in Georgetown on Thursday, detaining four people and seizing gold and cash worth millions, police said. Acting on credible intelligence, officers detained two Brazilian nationals, one Cuban national, and one Guyanese, according to a police statement. “SOCU also seized a large […]

March 22, 2025

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The government wants to see greater enforcement actions against gold smuggling in Guyana, said Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo. The Vice President made these remarks at his weekly press conference on Thursday. This statement follows local authorities’ recent success in dismantling a gold smuggling ring involving Guyanese and Brazilians. Jagdeo also highlighted that several intelligence […]

March 14, 2025

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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has once again called on sanctioned businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed to provide the authorities with any valuable information he has regarding gold smuggling activities. Nazar Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed, were sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for allegedly using […]

March 6, 2025

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In a major intelligence-led joint operation conducted on Wednesday in Lethem, Region Nine, officers of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) successfully intercepted an illegal gold smuggling attempt. Police say that, acting on credible intelligence, SOCU officers detained two Brazilian nationals and seized a large quantity of gold and over G$26 million in cash. Arrested […]

Tag: smuggling

Large quantity of gold, millions in cash seized in alleged smuggling attempt

Jagdeo: Greater enforcement actions needed against gold smuggling

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Major illegal gold smuggling operations disrupted, over $26M seized

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