HGP Nightly News – The Special Organised Crime Unit has directly contradicted public statements made by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, announcing that it will release video and audio evidence proving his family’s cambio establishment was actively conducting foreign exchange transactions, despite being formally ordered closed.
In a press release issued Thursday, SOCU stated that the cambio associated with the Mohamed’s enterprise had been shut down pursuant to sanctions imposed by the United States government and corresponding local regulatory enforcement actions. Nevertheless, the unit alleges the establishment continued to operate in breach of the closure order.
Following the initial SOCU-led operation and subsequent raids, Mr. Mohamed publicly denied that the cambio remained functional. SOCU now asserts it possesses evidence to the contrary.
“In the interest of transparency and to clarify the facts, SOCU will release additional video footage captured minutes before the operation commenced,” the statement read. “The footage clearly shows and audibly records the exchange of local and foreign currency, confirming that business transactions were actively taking place.”
The development marks a significant escalation in the war of narratives surrounding the sustained law enforcement pressure on the Mohamed family’s Lombard Street operations. The denial of access to legal counsel for three detainees, the dramatic Thursday raid, and now the promise of evidentiary counter-punching have transformed the investigation into a rolling public controversy.
SOCU reaffirmed its commitment to “impartial law enforcement and to safeguarding the integrity of Guyana’s financial and regulatory systems.” The unit confirmed that investigations remain ongoing and that further updates will be provided.
Mr. Mohamed has not yet responded to the latest SOCU statement. The promised footage, if released, will place his repeated public assertions of innocence and victimisation under direct evidentiary scrutiny.
