Two graves for ‘Mice Man’

This prompted a large team of officers to go undercover at the two cemeteries yesterday afternoon with the intention of apprehending persons suspected of having intentions to carry out a 21 gun salute for George.

Newsday understands police from the Northern Division, Inter Agency Task Force, Criminal Gang and Intelligence Unit, North Eastern, Port-of-Spain Division and Guard and Emergency branch were placed at strategic locations at Maracas, St Joseph and St Joseph to carry out searches and roadblocks in and around the vicinity of the funeral and areas close to the St Joseph cemetery.

At 2.30 pm yesterday, the body of George arrived at the La Rue Pomme RC Church at Maracas, St Joseph where a funeral service took place.

Inside the church were undercover police, while outside the church lawmen swarmed the area.

During the service, police carried out roadblocks stretching as far as Portof- Spain, San Juan and in some parts of Central.

Police also said they had received information that people believed to be members of gangs closely affiliated with George had planned to attend the funeral and as a last sendoff planned a 21 gun salute.

This prompted the police action yesterday but sources revealed people received information of the planned police activity and the gun salute was aborted. Police had expected to see some top gang leaders from Beetham Gardens and San Juan in the church service but none attended.

Last Thursday, George was executed, along with Shameel Ali, in the vicinity of the Maracas St Joseph Police Station by six gunmen. Police of the Maracas, St Joseph Police Station responded and said the station was also shot at by the gunmen. A police constable was shot in the head however, his injury was not serious.

Up until yesterday no one had been arrested for the murders of George and Ali.

Senior police officers said yesterday they believe the two graves were dug to confuse the police.

However because of the police activity this changed and George’s final resting place was at the La Rue Pomme Maracas St Joseph cemetery which is located four hundred metres from the La Rue Pomme RC Church.