Police hunting for Trinidadian renting cars and illegally re-selling them
Daniel Ali
Daniel Ali

SWIFT action and intelligence led police ranks in “D” Division last week to the recovery of three cars which were illegally sold by a Trinidadian who has been conning businessmen who operate car rental businesses.

The information first reached the Guyana Chronicle on Thursday when police sources confirmed that they are in search for the man who has been able to slip from their ‘radar’ each time.
Acting on reports and information by businessmen that their rented vehicles are not being returned to them by the Trinidadian whose name was given as Daniel Ali, searches for the vehicles were launched.
It would turn out that three of the vehicles which the man rented from three different car rental dealers were recovered along the West Coast Demerara. When questioned, the persons in whose position the cars were found told investigators that the vehicles were sold to them by the very Daniel Ali.
The Guyana Chronicle subsequently made contact with another car rental businessman who was unaware of the scheme and admitted that only Thursday he rented the same Trinidadian a car for two days and the man called him to extend the rental but failed to show up with the money for the extension.
Contact was then made with the man who gave the businessman all sorts of excuses of why he cannot bring in the vehicle; this was in an effort by the businessman to set up a sting operation.
Ali however after suspecting that the police might be on to him and his scam and are trying to catch him, failed to report to the businessman as promised. He first stated that he was going to visit the man late on Friday night to make a payment but he never did.
However, when the businessman awoke yesterday morning he found the car parked outside his yard with the keys thrown into the yard. Efforts to make contact with the Trinidadian man proved futile.
The police are continuing their investigations into the matter and are very confident that they will be able to nab the man before he flees the country.
Persons who may have any information with respect to the man’s whereabouts or any other information that may lead to his capture are asked to contact the police on the following number or contact the nearest police station. 227-1152, 225-6411, 226-0869, 227-2272, 911
This story comes just two months after two young men were remanded to prison for the hijacking of a 17-year -old taxi driver who they later killed and were attempting to his vehicle.
The police working on information were able to crack the case wide open and also arrested a businessman from the West Coast Demerara who it was reported has been in the business of purchasing stolen cars and striping them for parts.
When the matter was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution for advice, she advised that the two men be charged with the capital offence and the businessman who is known to be involved in certain illegal acts, have all charges dropped against him and he be used as a state witness.

(By Leroy Smith)

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