…over missing $8M at Leonora station

THE Guyana Police Force was reportedly trying to deal with the matter of the misappropriation of more than $8M from its Leonora Finance Office quietly but that was thwarted by media reports.The Guyana Chronicle was informed that police Sergeant Suban who has been heading the finance office for years in the Police ‘D’ Division was about to be posted to another location in the same division when the information was leaked to the media, forcing the force administration to place him under close arrest.
According to reliable sources, the man had served the finance office under four different commanders and might also be fingered in the alleged ordering of fuel from a particular gas station for several vehicles that are not registered to the Guyana Police Force.
Persons who are familiar with the matter said that numerous efforts by a businessman in Region 3 to meet with recently-appointed Commander Ian Amsterdam to share the information were met with opposition from several police ranks.
The man had requested to see the commander after he became alarmed at the number and type of vehicles Sergeant Subhan was sending to a particular gas station to be fuelled-up.
Sources close to the investigation said that the sergeant was making attempts to repay the money when the matter became public, even as there was also consideration of posting him as a community liaison officer in the division.
Meanwhile, according to reports the man’s family has been cold towards him because of the embarrassment and the amount of money they have to secure for legal representation when he is charged and placed before the court.

(By Leroy Smith )