– Home Affairs Minister warns remnants of gangMinister of Home Affairs Clement RoheeRondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins and Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles are now history, but the ongoing challenge to dismantle the criminal enterprise and to ferret out the remnants of the gang continues to be a top priority.The Minister of Home Affairs stressed this in a statement to the media yesterday, where he noted that the Joint Services have had their share of ridicule, admonishment and criticism for not catching the criminals, in keeping with the expectations of the general populace.“They, nevertheless, weathered the storm and in the end triumphed…their efforts have not been in vain.”The ministry noted that there will be no letting up in the efforts of the law enforcement agencies to bring to justice those criminal elements who continue to conduct their nefarious criminal activities, such as robbery under arms, drug trafficking and the smuggling and sale of illicit firearms in Guyana.The statement supported the call by acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene for all other criminals wanted by the Police to surrender.It noted that a refusal to do so could result in wanted persons suffering a similar fate to Rawlins and Charles.It also emphasized that persons who conceal information about the whereabouts of wanted persons whose photographs have been published can be charged under the laws of Guyana.Several persons have already been placed before the courts for harbouring members of the once elusive Rawlins gang.Rawlins and Charles, along with Sean Grant, called ‘Troyee’, were slain by members of the Joint Services on Thursday.The gunfight started at Timehri and concluded at Kuru Kururu on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.According to acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene, at around 05:45 hours on Thursday, two teams from the Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) and members of the GDF special forces,Air Max 98 Gundam Price, acting on information,Air Max 97 Wholesale, proceeded to an area called the prison area,Cheap Nike Epic React Flyknit, Timehri North, about 500 metres east of the army’s ammo dump.Greene said that the ranks came under fire from an identifiable house, during which an army corporal, Andrew Cush, was shot in the right hand.The acting Commissioner said that,Cheap Nike Free Run Shoes, having seen three men running from the shack, the ranks returned fire.According to Greene, the men ran into the nearby heavy vegetation.“Descending on the scene, the ranks found the body of a male lying on the ground. He appeared to have been shot. He was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival,” the acting Police Commissioner said.The ranks continued to pursue the two other men, who were eventually cornered at about 12:45 hours in a small unfinished concrete building in the Kuru Kururu area.Greene said that the ranks again engaged the two remaining gunmen, and in the ensuing battle, Charles and Rawlins were killed.A search of the building revealed two AK-47 assault rifles, one of which belongs to the set that was stolen from Camp Ayanganna in 2006.The ranks also recovered 215 rounds of 7.62X39 ammunition contained in seven magazines.Since October last year, the security forces have been able to kill several purported gang members, such as Malcolm Alleyne, called ‘Coolie Boy’; Aubrey Glasgow, called ‘Dread’; Noel James,Nike Air Vapor Max Flyknit, called ‘Baby’; Orlando Andrews, called ‘Bullet’; Troy St. John, called ‘John I’; Vivian Harris, called ‘Bolo’; Otis Fiffee, called ‘Mud Up’; Cecil Simeon Ramcharran, called ‘Uncle Willie’; and Robin Chung, called ‘Chung Boy’.According to the acting Police Commissioner, there are about 25 persons, who were either a part of the gang or who were in some way assisting them, currently in custody.He listed among the remaining gang members, Deon Cort,Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Online, called ‘Capone’ and ‘Sonny’; Richard Daniels, called ‘Chucky’; ‘Not Nice’; White Boy, called ‘Whitey’; ‘Ratty’, Aubrey, Cliff Chichester and James Gibson.
