THREE men were on Monday remanded to prison by city magistrate Ann McLennan when they appeared before her charged with stealing and receiving stolen articles valued in excess of $17 million.

Dharmendra Mohan, a 47-year-old GuySuCo labourer of 134 Zorg-en-Hoop, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, pleaded not guilty to a charge detailing that between September 5 and 6, at Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, he received two rolls of rubber tiles, valued at $41,200; three rolls of vinyl, valued at $39,920; three rolls of plastic, valued at $28,200; four rolls of Tetrex, valued at $27,040; 30 rolls of brocade, valued at $232,500; and one roll of polyester, valued at $5000, all to a total value of $389,240, property of Malcom Panday but unlawfully obtained or stolen.

Heeralall David, a 36-year-old manager employed by the Avenash Complex in Berbice and resident at 134 Zorg-en-Hoop, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, pleaded not guilty to the charge which read that between September 5 and 6, at New Amsterdam Berbice, while being employed by Avenash Complex, he stole 110 rolls of rubber tiles, valued at $2,270,000; 160 rolls of vinyl, valued at $1,862,400; 80 rolls of plastic, valued at $780,000; 160 rolls of tetrex, valued at $2,704,000; 110 rolls of brocade, valued at $2,234,000; and 160 rolls of sheeting, valued at $2,248,000, among other items all to a total value of $17,419,600, the property of Malcolm Panday.

Rafeek Mursalin, a 58-year-old store owner of 272 Rosignol, West Coast Berbice, pleaded not guilty to the charge which read that between September 5 and 6, at Rosignol, West Coast Berbice, he received 23 rolls of rubber tiles, valued at $474,720; 43 rolls of vinyl, valued at $500,520; 14 rolls of plastic, valued at $465,600; 11 rolls of tetrex, valued at $74,360; 32 rolls of brocade, valued at $286,800; 44 rolls of sheeting, valued at $261,000; 20 rolls of polyester, valued at $100,000; and 1 roll of checkered polyester, valued at $6,560, all to a total value of $1,835,880, property either stolen or unlawfully obtained from Malcolm Panday.

The men were remanded to prison until September 29, and the matter was transferred to the Blairmont Magistrate’s Court.