FORMER Special Prosecutor Oswald Massiah of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) was discovered dead Wednesday morning in his vehicle at the Parika ferry stelling, East Bank Essequibo.The discovery was made around 5:30hrs and according to reports, Massiah was heading to his Essequibo residence at the time of his demise. Police said Massiah was ill for years and may have succumbed to those illnesses, since his body bore no signs of trauma or violence.
A post-mortem is expected to be conducted in order to determine the cause of death. Massiah was a police prosecutor before taking up the position for the anti-drug agency. He had retired earlier this year.