2 arrested for attempting to bribe cop to drop probe into sale of tampered vehicle
Two men were arrested on Friday after they attempted to bribe a Police Officer to drop an ongoing investigation into the sale of a tampered vehicle.
The suspects are a 35-year-old bus driver of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, and a 35-year-old mechanic of Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
According to the Police, the bribery incident occurred sometime around 16:15h at Golden Grove Police Station, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Some of the money used to in the bribery
The 35-year-old bus driver was in custody at the EBD Police Station at the time, when he contacted an Inspector and offered him $200,000 to forego an investigation and potential prosecution of an allegation of Fraudulent Imitation of Identification Mark, among other offences.
The suspect handed over $100,000 to the Inspector and then called a friend, the mechanic, who came later with an additional $100,000 and gave it to the Inspector as full payment to duck the matter.
However, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has since launched an investigation which revealed that the bus driver had allegedly sold a Toyota Fielder Wagon – PYY 9484 – with a Fraudulent Identification Mark and tampered chassis number for $1,700,000. The matter was reported to the Police and an investigation was launched; hence, he was taken into custody.
Nevertheless, both suspects were cautioned and arrested for the offence committed. The $200,000 has since been lodged as the investigation continues.
