Probe launched into ‘strange’ incident at Brickdam Police Station

The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into an incident at the Brickdam Police Station which caused cops and two persons who were making a report to become ill.
According to Police at about 12:30h on Monday, 40-year-old Anthony Snow of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, visited the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Brickdam Police Station in the company of a female, whose name is unknown, in order to report a cybercrime matter.
Police said that as he was being interviewed by one of the ranks, he began to remove some documents, which had some brown spots on them, from an envelope and suddenly he complained that his hand was burning. According to the Police, the female who was with Snow complained that her throat was burning.
At the time there was a Detective Inspector, a Corporal, a Lance Corporal, and a Constable in the office and they too complained of feeling a burning in their nostrils and itching of the throat, followed by coughing.
Police said that Snow was taken out of the office and given water to wash his face but he continued to complain that his eyes were burning and that he was unable to see.
“Checks were made in the CID office but nothing of evidential value was found in relation to the burning sensation that Snow and the female, as well as the ranks, were feeling. Nothing was seen and there was no indication that something was dripping from the ceiling in the office,” Police said in a statement.
However, an ambulance was summoned and Anthony Snow and the female were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Investigations are in progress, Police said.