Alim Fareed, 38, a construction worker from Corriverton, Corentyne Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty to a trafficking narcotics charge.
Fareed was reportedly arrested on September 22, 2025, at Huist Dieren, Essequibo Coast, with 584 grams (g) of cannabis.
During his court appearance, he denied the allegation, and as such, he was remanded to prison until October 17, 2025.
Fareed was implicated in the robbery of Andrea Singh, a hotdog vendor from Huist Dieren Public Road, Essequibo Coast, who was on Monday relieved of four gold rings, a gold band, GY$1.5 million, and US$2410 by two masked men posing as Ministry of Finance employees.
It was reported that at about 13:30h on the day in question, Singh was sitting in a hammock with her one-year-old child while her grandmother was in the kitchen. The suspects approached the gate, claiming they were checking for pensioners. When Singh confirmed one lived there, they asked to see her grandmother’s identification card.
Once inside, Fareed and another male reportedly pulled a gun, restrained Singh and her grandmother, and took the jewellery. They then forced Singh into her bedroom, where she handed over the cash.
Following the robbery, Singh raised an alarm. Acting on a tip, the Anti-Crime Patrol found Fareed hiding nearby with a haversack containing GY$700,000, US$1570, €230, and 584g of cannabis. He admitted to the robbery.
A second suspect, from No. 76 Village, Corentyne Berbice, was arrested with GY$291,000, US$20, and a toy gun. Two of the stolen rings were recovered from an abandoned house, along with another haversack containing US$820.
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