Tuschen brothers nabbed with ganja during Police operation

Norway-based Rystad Energy said on Wednesday that a map used this week by the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference showing a portion of Guyana’s Stabroek Block in Venezuela’s waters was part of an “unfinished draft presentation”, and not its final version of the document.

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago – the conference organiser – came forward this week apologising for using the “erroneous” map during a panel discussion, while pointing out that it was developed by Rystad Energy.

On Monday, Rystad Energy wrote to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Energy Chamber, Dr. Dax Driver, pointing out that it has come to the energy research and business intelligence firm’s attention that the unfinished draft version of the presentation was made available to certain individuals outside of his team.

“We ask kindly that you dispose of the previous unfinished draft and recall any emails, correspondence, or any other reference to this map which contained the projection error,” the letter, signed by Rystad Energy’s Senior Vice President and Head of Latin America, Schreiner Parker, stated.

In the letter, seen by OilNOW, Parker said the firm does not consider the Stabroek Block to extend into Venezuelan territorial waters. To ensure there is no misunderstanding, Rystad Energy on Wednesday reaffirmed its position that the Stabroek Block is wholly contained

Kevin De Cruz, 24, and Patrick De Cruz, 25, brothers of Tuschen New Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, were arrested on Thursday with a quantity of ganja at Tuschen, and are expected to be charged shortly.

Police have said that, acting on information received, they went to Tuschen Housing Scheme, EBE, and carried out a search on the residence of the brothers, where they unearthed one large transparent Ziplock plastic bag containing several smaller Ziplock bags under the bed of Kevin De

Cruz.

He was told of the offence committed, and under caution replied, “Is just a small portion, I can deal with that.”

However, a further search was carried out in the sitting room, where another transparent plastic bag containing another portion of cannabis was found on the table.

In this instance, the older brother responded, “Is me thing, is a lil thing.”

They were arrested and escorted to the Leonora Police Station, along with the cannabis. On arrival, the cannabis found under Kevin’s bed was weighed in his presence and amounted to 54.5 grams, while the other portion was weighed in the presence of Patrick and amounted to 13.3 grams. Both brothers remain in custody pending charges.