In Suriname, a former police commissioner and a police inspector were arrested in the investigation into the discovery of 478 kilos of cocaine which was seized in early September in a northern part of Paramaribo. Which Report various Surinamese media. The suspects are former commissioner Ruben P. and police inspector Dennis E.. They would have been arrested on Wednesday.
Cocaine was found near a house on Smaragdstraat in the Geyersvlijt district in Paramaribo in September. The 478 kilos were packed in a van. It is suspected that the drugs were brought in from elsewhere in South America and were in a plane that burned down found it in East Suriname, near Moengo, in the area of origin of vice president Ronny Brunswijk.
Dennis E. is considered a relation of Brunswijk. He was the vice president’s chief of security. He was promoted from First Class Police Officer to Police Major in August 2020. Not long after, he was promoted to inspector of police.
A 31-year-old woman of Dominican nationality was present in the house. She was arrested and placed in pre-trial detention.
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