Minister Mc Coy accuses Mohameds of “mafia-like” tactics as extradition fight intensifies
Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame Mc Coy, has sharply criticised businessmen Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, accusing them of attempting to manipulate the justice system as they fight extradition to the United States.
Speaking in a recorded statement, Mc Coy questioned the younger Mohamed’s confidence that the extradition proceedings would be prolonged.
“What gives Azruddin Mohamed the confidence, the surety that this extradition to the United States will drag on for five years? Who is in his pockets?” he asked.
He stressed that the questions were not rhetorical. “These are not idle questions, they speak to something deeper, something worrying, especially when we consider the reoccurring pattern of judicial missteps and questionable legal conclusions that seem to have been trailing this case.”
Mc Coy said both Azruddin and his father have displayed an attitude rooted in entitlement and impunity. “And yet, Azruddin Mohamed is both arrogant and foolish enough to think that all his maneuvering can manufacture a delay of the inevitable,” he declared.
He described the behaviour of the Mohameds as a continuation of what he alleged is a long-standing pattern. “It is the same old behavior we have seen before — the belief that his money can stretch far enough to shape outcomes, to bend justice and to rewrite consequences.”
According to the Minister, this alleged pattern is not isolated but part of what he referred to as a family dynamic. “When we examine the matters for which Azruddin and Nazar Mohamed are implicated, it becomes impossible to ignore the pattern. What we see is a family tradition built on the philosophy of spending to escape the law.”
He accused the men of operating in a manner that undermines public trust in the justice system. “This latest episode reinforces that mafia-like operation — do what you want, spend as much as you can, dodge accountability at all costs.”
Mc Coy warned that behaviour of this nature threatens institutional integrity.
“It is precisely this corruptible type of behavior, this attempt to buy time and favour, that we must guard against. Because when individuals like this test the system, it is not just their integrity on trial, it is the credibility of our institutions.”
He concluded by questioning whether the Mohameds’ perceived confidence was misplaced: “Let us see whether the confidence the Mohameds exudes, the belief that he can kick the matter down the road and avoid extradition, will find the judiciary wanting — or whether justice will rise above his money, his arrogance and his manipulation.”
Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar Mohamed, were sanctioned by the United States in June 2024 and later indicted by a U.S. grand jury in October 2025.
The indictment charges them with 11 offences, including wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, gold smuggling, and customs violations.
U.S. authorities allege the Mohameds exported thousands of kilograms of undeclared gold, evaded millions in taxes, falsified customs documents, and laundered proceeds through their business operations.
The sanctions by the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC cited suspected corruption and large-scale illicit financial activity. The United States is now seeking their extradition to face trial in Florida.
