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The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday apprehended two persons in the Farm community, East Bank Demerara,Artie Burns Steelers Jersey, for illegally excavating Government reserves.Two of the seized trucks.Minister within the Ministry of Communities,Andre Tippett Patriots Jersey, Keith Scott, and a team from the CH&PA swooped down on the area after receiving reports of the activity,Deion Sanders Falcons Jersey, a Government release said.“When we came out here,Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey, there were five trucks on the ground- three of them drove away but we got two trucks and a bob-cat,Brian Poole Falcons Jersey, so we are now taking them to the station right now,” CH&PA’s Enforcement and Investigation Officer, Lestor Kit, told the Government Information Agency. The vehicles apprehended are GPP 4091 and GJJ 4002.Kit explained that for the past two weeks, the CH&PA has been receiving information of persons removing the dirt from all the reserves in the Farm/Providence and Covent Garden areas.“They been using bob-cats and trucks and grading up that mud and selling it for $15,000 to $20,Tedy Bruschi Patriots Jersey, 000,” Kit explained.He said that since receiving the report,Davante Adams Packers Jersey, the CH&PA has been looking for the persons but has been unable to make an apprehension as they tend to mostly work in the night,Hines Ward Steelers Jersey, and on the weekends, when the unit is not as active.Kit noted that these persons have been digging on these reserves in some areas to a depth of five feet. He expressed concern that this could lead to flood in these areas,Mohamed Sanu Sr Falcons Jersey, if it were to rain. |
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