Former Special Prosecutor, Oswald Massiah of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) was discovered dead Wednesday morning in his vehicle at the Parika stelling, East Bank Essequibo.

Police said Massiah was ill for years and may have succumbed based on these illnesses since his body bore no signs of trauma or violence. A post mortem examination is expected to be done soon to determine the cause of death.

Massiah was a police prosecutor before taking up the position as special prosecutor for the anti- drug agency.