Police clash with drug addicts
Police Chief Inder Jangbahadoer, regional commander of Paramaribo, on Thursday told the press that police units from Paramaribo made 279 arrests from January 1 until February 19. The suspects were arersted on various charges. Some of the suspects were arrested on robery charges while others were arrested on burglary charges. The police chief pointed out that 66 suspects were either caught red-handed or shortly after they had committed a crime. 149 suspects were put in jail while 118 dossiers were sent to the Office of the Public Prosecutor. The police reportedly set up mini road blocks at various locations 26 times in January. “The police have resorted to mini road blocks because the police operations are being monitored via Facebook. That is why we keep moving to different locations,” said Chief Jangbahadoer. He deemed it regrettable that there were 2,086 traffic collissions in Paramaribo in 2016. “That is how many times the police had to rush to the scene of an accident. Chief Inder Jangbahadoer is in charge of the following precincts namely Geyersvlijt, Munder, Uitvlugt, Flora, Latour, Livorno, Nieuwe Haven and the center of Paramaribo. BRAZIL - Riot police last week unleashed tear gas at drug addicts in Brazil - as millions across the country prepared to celebrate Carnival 2017. The glittering annual party, which attracts more than a million tourists a year, is kicking off across Brazil against a grim background of recession and crime.
A cocktail of crises has hit the country since South America’s first Olympic Games six months ago with at least 37 cities cancelling their carnivals for lack of funds or security. Pictures show police in protective outfits clashing with drug users in an area of Sao Paulo known as ‘crackland’. In the same week, thousands of the city’s residents dressed up for spectacular carnival parades and parties.
Earlier this month relatives of street cops tried to blockade stations in protest of late payment of salaries - raising fears that law and order would weaken further in a city buffeted by rising crime. Detectives are already on strike over late salaries. In the run-up to the carnival, some 9,000 soldiers and marines were deployed in Rio streets, the camouflaged, rifletoting men standing out amid the bathers of Copacabana and other popular sites. Despite the state governor’s plea for the troops to stay, they were ordered to Wednesday. withdraw as of (dailymail.co.uk)