SAMPLES taken from the skeletal remains found aback Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, last September and dispatched to Trinidad for DNA-testing have not yet been returned, Crime Chief Leslie James said Tuesday.He explained that although the results are available in the twin-island republic, there is a procedure involved in which the rank uplifting the results of the analysis must adhere to; as such, it takes time to be achieved.

James said that in less than two weeks the rank will journey to Trinidad and Tobago where he will uplift the samples and return to Guyana; the results will then be announced.

Sleuths had taken samples from the headless body which was discovered in an advanced state of decomposition on September 23, 2014, aback Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. The body is believed to be that of former MFK Trading boss, Mohamed Khan, who has gone missing, but this is yet to be confirmed.

The remains were found a month after he disappeared following a visit to Guyana from Venezuela to conduct business.

Khan, 54, fled Guyana and sold his Hadfield Street business after his life was threatened and during a visit to Guyana in July 9, 2014, he was shot and injured by a lone gunman at La Grange, West Bank Demerara.

He was last heard from on August 21, 2014 after he left his wife and children for Guyana and is still missing.

The skull, which was wrapped in a plastic bag, was found several feet from the skeletal remains of the unidentified man.