TWO persons have been arrested, as investigations continue into the robbery of a Brazilian gold miner, at Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), on Monday night.
The miner, 62-year-old Paulino De Jesus, who stayed at the Sheriff Inn Hotel, Second Street, Bartica, claimed that his passport and other important documents, $30,000 and 320 grams of raw gold, totalling $3.2 million, were stolen from his room.
However, based on police investigations, the miner was robbed before he returned to the hotel. The miner was reportedly imbibing at a nearby shop and, as he was making his way to the hotel, he was robbed. The police, as part of their investigations, have since retrieved gold valued at $500,000. The hunt is still on for a third suspect.