CRIME Chief Michael Kingston has confirmed that the police constable and others, who were part of a gang of masked men that robbed a Brazilian on Tuesday at the Matthew’s Ridge airport of a quantity of gold, are still being questioned.

Kingston said the suspects were flown to the City on Thursday. On Friday morning, the police sought an extension from the High Court to keep them in custody so that detectives can do their work.

The policeman at the centre of the investigation once worked at the Criminal Investigation Department but was transferred from that department after he got into an incident that warranted an internal investigation.

Cops in Division 1, Region One, on Tuesday, arrested three persons, including a businessman and the police constable attached to the Tactical Service Unit, following the robbery. The police rank, at the time of the robbery and his arrest, was not supposed to be in that division.

The men were arrested following an intelligence-led operation. The police also discovered a vehicle which was carrying several containers of fuel and a quantity of raw gold suspected to be proceeds from the heist.

During intense interrogation, the businessman buckled and eventually admitted that he was the mastermind of the crime. He then took the police detectives to a location where he handed over arms and ammunition.

The items handed over included two 9mm pistols with magazines, one AK47 assault rifle and magazine, a quantity of ammunition for the three weapons, a GPS tracking device and a camouflage jacket.