‘Top Cop’ promises solution to Mahaicony cattle farmers’ woes

COMMISSIONER of Police (ag), Clifton Hicken, on Sunday, met and interacted with scores of cattle farmers from Mahaicony to discuss several issues and concerns affecting their livelihood and plaguing their community.

The meeting was held in the Mahaicony Police Station compound, and allowed for frank discussions on issues such as cattle rustling, farming and other pertinent matters.

Some cattle farmers complained about the prevalence of cattle rustling and the need to apprehend the perpetrator(s) and bring them to justice.

During the meeting, issues and concerns raised by residents were immediately addressed by the Commissioner, who instructed that Community Policing Groups (CPGs) to work along with Police ranks within the division to mitigate cattle rustling and other crimes in the community.

Hicken further assured the residents that there would be a heightened police presence, which will allow them to conduct their business in a comfortable environment.

He also said that because of his commitment to the Guyana Police Force, wherever there are reports of any kind, he will seek, as far as possible, with the intervention of the Commander, to have those reports addressed.

The residents thanked the ‘Top Cop’ for his timely intervention and pledged their support to the Police for the development of the community and to fight against crime.

Among those present at the meeting were Commander Regional Division Number Two, Assistant Commissioner, Kurleigh Simon; Officer-in-Charge Mahaicony Police Station, Assistant Superintendent Leslie Eastman; Station Sergeant Eroy Williams and other ranks attached to the Mahaicony Police Station.

RICKY Singh, a 35-year-old fisherman of Skeldon, East Berbice, was, on Friday, arrested after being found with 6.4 grams of suspected cocaine.

At around 18:20 hours on Friday last, ranks of Regional Police Division Number Two were on mobile patrol duty in Charity on the Essequibo Coast, when they observed Singh walking with a bag on his back, acting in a suspicious manner.

As a result, the ranks stopped and informed him that they wanted to conduct a search on his person and his belongings to which he agreed.

Whilst conducting the search, the ranks found a plastic bag containing 25 pieces of cream-like rocklike substance suspected to be cocaine.

A further search was conducted and, in his left-side trousers pocket, two smoking pipes used as smoking utensils were found.

Singh was told of the offence committed and cautioned, to which he replied: "I just buy it from someone."

H e was arrested and taken to the Charity Police Station, where the suspected cocaine was weighed in his presence and amounted to 6.40 grams.