Fmr security officer arrested for sending threatening email to US Embassy

Thirty-one-year-old Anand Persaud from Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD), and a former security officer attached to the United States Embassy in Georgetown was arrested for allegedly sending a threatening message to the embassy’s email address.

According to reports received, the email that was sent on Thursday contained threats directed towards the United States (US) Government and the Embassy’s Georgetown facility.
As such, security officials attached to the US Embassy reported the matter to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, and an investigation was launched.
However, through a collaboration between local and overseas law enforcement officers, Persaud was arrested at his Sister’s Village home and escorted to CID Headquarters where he was interrogated.
Further investigations linked the suspect to the email address used to send the threatening email to the Embassy. The probe is continuing.