Father-son duo arrested for bribery after cattle carcass found in car

A Corentyne cattle farmer and his son are both in police custody after attempting to bribe a police sergeant. The incident occurred at the Number 51 Police Station.
According to the police, at about 02:30h on October 31, a party of police officers were on a mobile patrol at Back Street, Number 64 Village Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) when the officers observed a black Fielder Wagon, HD 5120, driving along the street. Upon seeing the police, the driver exited the vehicle and ran into a yard.
When the police checked the vehicle, they discovered several parts of cattle meat. According to reports at about 06:00h, a 26-year-old hire car operator and a cattle farmer, both of the same address at Alness Village, Corentyne, approached a police sergeant who was part of the patrol.
The hire car operator claimed that he had been driving the car earlier, while the cattle farmer claimed ownership of the meat.
The cattle farmer allegedly told the Sargent, “Yo, sergeant [name provided] – see what you can do fuh we, we get a $100,000.”
The police said the farmer then gave the money to the hire car driver took out a quantity of $5000 notes from his front right-side pocket and handed it policeman.
The cop collected the money and counted it in their presence and it amounted to $100,000 and arrested them for bribing a police officer. They were arrested and taken to the Number 51 Police Station along with the vehicles, carcass, and cash.
Legal advice was sought and the hire driver along with his have been charged. They are expected to appear at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court today to answer the charge of bribery. (G4)