The Special Weapons and Tactics (SAWT) Commander Mootie Dookie, who was implicated in smuggling 30 cases of whiskey late last month, has been sent on leave as investigators finalised their probe.
This latest revelation involving the high-level rank was revealed by the Guyana
SWAT Commander Mootie Dookie
Police Force’s Public Relations department which noted on Friday that Dookie proceeded on his annual vacation leave from January 11.
The Force’s release follows a press statement by acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine, who earlier this month decried that much of the good work and achievements the Force has been making is constantly being tarnished by rogue elements, deeming the situation as “distressing and painful”.
Just before Old Year’s Day 2017, Dookie was found in a minibus during a routine roadblock on the Corentyne, with 30 cases of whisky – Johnny Walker brand – smuggled into the country from neighbouring Suriname.
Reports are he told ranks on the operation that he only had 10 cases to take to a party, but a search proved otherwise. Dookie nor the minibus driver could produce documentation to verify possessing the 30 cases. The SAWT Commander had not been granted permission to leave his Georgetown post.
Guyana Times understands that the completed file of the investigation has been
Acting Police Commissioner David Ramnarine
sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Chambers for legal advice, signalling that charges could possibly be laid against the senior rank.
Dookie, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was removed as SWAT Commander and temporarily posted at the Force’s Strategic Planning Unit.
