Police have issued an official wanted notice for 42-year-old Jurgen Remon Cicilson, alias ‘Jur’, who was unlawfully released on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. The suspect is, among other things, linked to participation in a criminal organisation and violation of the Wet Verdovende Middelen (Narcotics Act). The Public Prosecution Service wants the man to be traced and arrested as soon as possible.
The search follows after Cicilson was released on Wednesday, October 14, under circumstances that, according to the authorities, were unlawful. In the official wanted notice, dated October 15, 2026, police confirm that the suspect was wrongly released.
The procureur-generaal at the Hof van Justitie van Suriname (Suriname’s Court of Justice) has meanwhile ordered Cicilson to be traced, arrested and brought before the court.
The man is suspected of participation in a criminal organisation, violation of the Wet Verdovende Middelen and breach of a duty of confidentiality, including professional or official secrecy.
Police release description
Cicilson was born in Paramaribo on November 12, 1983, and is registered as a resident of Rozenwortelweg in Richelieu, district Commewijne.
According to the released description, he has dark brown skin, a stocky build and is approximately 1.72 metres tall. He has a shaved head and his beard has been shaved off.
Police have not yet disclosed which circumstances precisely led to the unlawful release or whether an internal investigation into the matter has since been launched.
Police ask for public assistance
The authorities are calling on citizens who have information about Cicilson’s whereabouts to come forward. They can do so through the Justitieel Interventie Team (Judicial Intervention Team, JIT) at telephone number 7295151, the Command Center at 115, or at the nearest police station.
The wanted notice was signed on behalf of the procureur-generaal by chief police inspector P. Bharosa.
It is not yet known where Cicilson is currently located. It is also unclear whether the authorities will take disciplinary or other measures in response to his unlawful release.
