Acting Chief Justice Roxane George has dismissed a case brought by former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Calvin Brutus, who sought to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant him a permit for a sand mining operation.
The court also ordered Brutus to pay $250,000 in costs to the EPA on or before July 31, 2025.
Attorney Earl Daniels represented Brutus, while Sanjeev Datadin, Niomi Alsopp, and Mohanie Anganoo represented the EPA.
Last year, it was revealed that Brutus and Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken, each secured 11.7 acres of land on the Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, and were gunning for a US$104,000 sand mining project to meet growing demand.
At the time, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo had said, “It’s not going to happen.”
Brutus is currently facing more than 200 criminal charges, including money laundering, obtaining money by false pretences, which allegedly occurred between August 2020 and July 2024.
