Premnauth Persaud, also called “Sanbad”, “Sinbad” and “Bouy” was on Tuesday evening arrested in Berbice in connection with the deadly attacks on the high seas between April 21 and May 2, 2018, which left several missing and four dead. He
Alexander Denhart
was listed as the ring leader of the gang that execute the attacks.
The man was arrested at Number 68 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, by ranks of the Guyana Police Force who acted on information received. His apprehension is seen as a major breakthrough in solving the crime. Persaud was wanted by both Surinamese and Guyanese lawmen following the pirate attacks.
Based on reports received, after committing the heinous crimes, Persaud, the captain of Cristina-1 SK-1221 and the other men, held Gowkarran Outar called
Premnauth Persaud, also called “Sinbad”, “Sanbad” and “Bouy”
“Gavin” as hostage on their way back to Guyana.
As the men approached their destination, they allegedly killed Outar and threw his body into the Atlantic Ocean. His body was discovered several days later on the Number 63 Beach.
However, on Wednesday, 19-year-old Alexander Denhart, also called “Shameface”, was arraigned with the murder of Tilacknauth Mohabir who was killed between April 27 and May 3, 2018.
One week earlier, his ‘boss’ Nakool Manohar, also called “Fyah”, was arraigned with the same murder, as well as several robberies committed on the high seas. Mohabir’s body was discovered on the Wai Wai Bank in the Atlantic Ocean days after the deadly attacks.
On Saturday last, Surinamese law enforcement officers had arrested “Bolo” as a member of the deadly gang and they are on the hunt for another referred to as “Dick”. The piracy attack reportedly stemmed from the execution-style killing of
“Crackhead”
Somnath Monohar who was gunned down on March 30, 2018 in Suriname.
As a result of Somnath Monohar’s death, his brother Nakool had travelled to Suriname and had offered US$50,000 to the gang members to take revenge for his brother’s death. Nevertheless, “Killerman” who was fingered in the death of the Guyanese businessman, was arrested and remains in custody.
Prior to his arrest, Premcharan Ravikan, a Surinamese Police Auxiliary Agent, was found dead hours after he had allegedly been kidnapped by Guyanese.
He was reportedly stabbed five times and shot once. His throat was also slit, and a single bullet wound was evident to his abdomen. It was later reported that he had
Nakool Manohar
provided the weapon that was used to execute the businessman.
To date, “Crackhead”, who was arrested two weeks after the attacks, has confessed to killing five of the Guyanese fishermen and disposing of their bodies by throwing them overboard.
Upon his arrest, he reportedly told Police that he was following orders, which were to attack the boat and “get rid” of the occupants. Five of the men survived the attack and are providing the necessary information as investigations continue.
