Three men who were taken into custody as investigations into the execution-style killing of Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes intensified were released on $1 million bail each on Tuesday. Bail was granted to Mark Richmond and Udoh Kanu, both former security guards of Opposition Leader US- sanctioned and indicted Azruddin Mohamed, along with Amarnauth Ramsook, a car dealer.

The men were initially arrested last Thursday, but the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had applied for an extension to further detain the men for another 72 hours. That application was granted on Saturday and ended on Tuesday. With respect to Ramsook, detectives stated that he had reportedly sold the car used in the execution of the former miner. He was released after his 72-hour detention period ended. Following his release, Richmond, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Damien Da Silva, stated that while he had nothing to say, he was treated as a criminal.

Richmond, who was implicated in the murder of Fagundes, turned himself in to Police on Thursday in the company of his attorney. Guyana Times was told that detectives visited Richmond’s home on Thursday last to make the arrest but he was reportedly not at home. He nevertheless turned up with his lawyer, later in the day. It was further reported that based on new evidence gathered in the case the men were arrested. Richmond was arrested back in 2022 after then Policeman Dion Bascom posted videos on Facebook on August 11, 12, 13, and 19. Shortly after he was arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) in relation to cocaine found in a house on Norton Street, Georgetown, and later released, accusing senior Police Officers of a massive cover-up in the investigation into the execution of Fagundes.