CHIEF Constable of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council Andrew Foo is clearing the air with regard to a bag of money found inside the vehicle that is assigned to him and the Local Government Commission.

In Tuesday’s edition of the Guyana Chronicle, Mayor Ubraj Narine is reported to have said that “money was being kept in the vehicle, PVV1405, for quite some time.”
This vehicle PVV 1405 is used by the chief constable, but of recent made transactions of cash from the market to the treasury, because the vehicle that is normally used for that purpose has experienced mechanical failure.

Chief Constable Foo said that on July 16, 2019, he was made aware of the money found in the vehicle. Foo stated that he made contact with the mayor, town clerk and other relevant authorities about what he had found.

It was at Monday’s statutory meeting of the council that the mayor revealed that no one had apprised him of the situation and that he had to hear it on the road, which according to the Mayor “is not good for business.”

The city’s chief constable made the point that he is baffled as why the mayor would make such claims, when in fact the situation is that the mayor, town clerk and other relevant authorities were briefed and an investigation was launched to ascertain the situation about the money.

According to information received, an inspector said that he told the mayor of the situation on Wednesday last; additionally, the administrator of the Constabulary Department of the council noted that the chief constable brought it to her attention and it was recorded in the book that is used to record such information.

The amount of money that was left in the vehicle is $153, 000.00, but the chief constable believes that there is something sinister afoot and as such, he will write the mayor on the matter.