A 30-YEAR-OLD Lab Technician attached to the Guyana Gold Board Georgetown Office is expected to appear at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court today, charged with stealing gold. The Guyana Chronicle has confirmed that Ronald Singh, who is originally from Essequibo, but lives in Eccles, East Bank Demerara, reportedly admitted to stealing the precious item, while being questioned by ranks of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) last Friday.
According to reports reaching this newspaper on Friday last, officials at the Gold Board counted 11 grams of extra gold during the stock check.
However, upon re-checking the transaction, it was discovered that a piece of gold was missing but was replaced with four smaller pieces of tainted metal.
Suspicion fell on Singh, since he was the lone Lab Technician who dealt with the gold pieces. The police were informed and he was taken into custody where he reportedly admitted to the stealing the gold.
Ranks subsequently found the item stored away in his bag; however, this newspaper understands that Singh has since implicated other employees in the theft.
The Guyana Chronicle understands that Singh worked at the Gold Board’s Charity, Essequibo office before it closed down and was then transferred to the Georgetown office.
In 2014, police investigated a report from the Guyana Gold Board that several staffers were suspected to be involved in gold tampering, which resulted in a number of persons being questioned.