3 charged over cattle rustling in Berbice

Three persons were on Thursday charged for the offence of cattle rustling when they appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court.
The accused, Kishore Lallgossi, 32, a coconut vendor; Christopher Sandy, 32, a labourer; and Lakram Deokarran called “Boy”, 33, a cattle farmer, all of Angoy’s Avenue, appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh and were all not required to plead to the indictable charge.
Police stated that on October 1, 2022, the men stole four heads of cattle belonging to Marvin Meenkun.
Lakeram was refused bail and remanded to prison while Lallgossi and Sandy were granted bail in the sum of $200,000 each.
The matter was transferred to New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court for November 11, 2022.
It was reported that the animals were stolen, placed into a boat and taken to Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice). However, the Police were able to intercept the criminals as they were about to commence phase two of their criminal operation.
Initially, two men were nabbed and the third was subsequently arrested. Police were able to detain a boat and a canter lorry during the operation.
Recently, Regional Detective Officer Rawl Nedd told the media that the Police in the region were working to tackle cattle rustling across the region.
The Superintendent had said they were looking at all players in the circle, including butchers.
“We are dealing with the increase in cattle rustling in Region Six and we have a team and the CID [Criminal Investigation Department] along with intel and we are attacking that problem head-on. We will be looking at both the persons who are supplying and the persons who are selling,” the senior officer had said.
“We believe in investigating, having the evidence, seeking legal advice, and based on that advice, sending for prosecution,” Nedd had said when asked about prosecution.