Guyanese convicts deported from Suriname

Four Guyanese nationals, who were imprisoned in neighbouring Suriname for various offences, were deported on Sunday after completing their prison sentence.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a statement noted that the convicts were handed over at around 13:00hrs by Senior Superintendent of Nickerie Police Department, Bryan Isaacs to Inspector Marlon Odonghue, Detective Sergeant #18065 Benjamin, and a party of ranks from the GPF.

The men were processed and are presently in custody, pending release.

The four Guyanese nationals are:

(1) Andre Ragmangal, 39, of Fifth Avenue, Bartica. He served one month in prison for overstaying in Suriname

(2) Govinda Dhanraj, 31, of Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara. He was imprisoned for two months for domestic violence assault

(3) Shanandeen Bacchus, 47, of Corentyne Berbice, who served two years imprisonment for trafficking in narcotics

(4) Nazim Shaw, 58, of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, who was imprisoned for two years for the offence of wounding