In a significant development, prominent businessman Danny Guerra was apprehended on November 20 under the state of emergency (SoE) provisions by the Special Investigations Unit. Guerra, the manager of D Guerra Ltd and owner of multiple companies under the D Guerra Group of Companies, faces allegations of unlawful aggregate processing without a license from the Ministry of Energy. This arrest follows a major police operation on October 9, which targeted an illegal quarry in Manuel Congo, Guanapo. The operation led to the shutdown of the site and the confiscation of a multi-million-dollar processing plant, trucks, and heavy machinery. Guerra, along with his son Garvin Guerra and 16 others, was detained during the raid. Earlier, on October 11, Guerra and his son had been charged and granted $50,000 bail each by a Justice of the Peace. Additionally, on October 10, Guerra, his son, a supervisor from D Guerra Ltd, and Carmino Ltd director Rolf Ferriera were taken to St Augustine Private Hospital under police guard for medical treatment after reportedly falling ill during detention. The case has drawn significant attention due to Guerra’s prominent business stature and the scale of the alleged illegal operations.