Interpol issues red notice for Guyanese couple wanted in cop’s murder
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The notices on the Interpol website.
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has issued red notices for Thakurdial Samaroo and Naqeeba Zahid Zafarali, a Guyanese couple wanted in relation to the murder of policeman, Quincy Lewis.
The development came days after the Guyana Police Force (GPF) issued wanted bulletins for the couple.
According to the Interpol website, a red notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
Police believe Samaroo and Zafarali has fled the country since the time of the killing.
Lewis disappeared in 2020 after leaving his La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara home for work.
After almost three years of searching, Lewis’ skeletal remains were discovered on Wednesday (April 19) at Madewini Sandpit area, on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway.
A warhead was recovered at the scene, confirming reports that the policeman was shot to death.
The Cold Case Unit and ranks of the Major Crimes Unit made a breakthrough in the investigation following the arrest of two men, Shafeek Vernon, 25 and Jamel Van Lewis, 35.
Vernon and Lewis were charged on Monday (April 24) and remanded for the crime.
A deadly affair
While in custody, Vernon and Lewis told detectives that the police constable was shot by Samaroo for having an affair with Zafarali.
The couple allegedly lured Lewis to their home on the East Bank Demerara, where he was shot and killed.
It has been reported that Lewis was bound and gagged by his killer/s before he was buried in a shallow grave. It also appeared as though his head was placed in a plastic bag.
Lewis was attached to the Agricola Police Station on the East Bank of Demerara and left his home on June 19, 2020, for work but he never showed up.
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