GRA Dismisses Employees in Probe of Mohamed Vehicle Transfers

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has dismissed several employees, including a manager, over their alleged involvement in the unlawful transfer of motor vehicles linked to businessman and Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed.

In a statement issued Wednesday, the GRA said the employees are accused of aiding and abetting Mohamed in the transfer of multiple vehicles in breach of motor vehicle transfer regulations and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements. The alleged transfers occurred between November 27 and December 5, 2025.

The revenue authority said it is working with the Guyana Police Force to initiate criminal proceedings against Mohamed and the former employees under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act. However, the GRA did not identify the specific section of the Act the staff members are alleged to have violated.

The GRA indicated that Mohamed is expected to be charged under Section 3(1)(a) of the AML/CFT Act, which relates to the conversion or transfer of property known, or reasonably believed, to be derived from criminal activity, particularly where the action is intended to conceal or disguise the illegal origin of the assets. The provision applies not only where there is direct knowledge, but also where there are reasonable grounds to believe the property represents the proceeds of crime.

Guyana’s AML/CFT Act provides the legal framework to prevent, detect and prosecute money laundering and terrorist financing, criminalising the concealment or transfer of illicit assets and empowering authorities to investigate, seize and forfeit property linked to criminal conduct.

According to the GRA, despite being aware that Mohamed has been sanctioned and indicted for alleged fraud, customs violations and money laundering, certain employees appear to have acted in concert to transfer vehicles from his name to other individuals in a manner contrary to statute and established procedures. As a result, those employees, along with a manager, were terminated.

Investigations have so far identified 11 vehicle transfers, including transactions involving luxury vehicles. The authority previously reported that the same employees conducted off-premises vehicle examinations, processed and approved transfer documents, and handled payments to effect the transfers. Several transferees were also listed at similar addresses in Republic Park, Atlantic Gardens and Hill Top, Timehri, East Bank Demerara.

The GRA said all employees implicated in the alleged illegal transfers will be arrested and prosecuted. Mohamed has denied any wrongdoing, maintaining that all applicable regulations governing the transfers were followed.