A 22 – year – old miner is now counting his losses after he was robbed of a significant amount of raw gold on Thursday.
Akeem Chase of Craig, East Bank Demerara was driving his motor vehicle along Second Street, Craig at approximately 15:15 hrs when four men in another vehicle drove across the road and blocked his path.
A police release noted that three of the men, who were armed with firearms, exited, held up Chase and took away a large quantity of raw gold and escaped. Two men have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.