POLICE, on Thursday, issued wanted bulletins for Jamal Hazel, Dequan King and Antonio Maraj in connection with the Kitty gold heist which occurred in broad daylight on August 5.
According to the bulletins, Hazel of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown; King called “Titus” or “Quanie” of Lot 20 ‘D’ Field Sophia and Maraj called “Pluckin” or “Thuggy” of Leopold Street, Agricola and Buxton, East Coast Demerara, are wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the robbery under arms committed on Wallison Enterprise, Gordon Street, Kitty, Georgetown.
Hazel is a former member of the Guyana Defence Force. He, King and Maraj, police say are principal offenders. According to the wanted bulletins issued for the men, Hazel and Maraj were

observed in the CCTV footage robbing the victims while King was the driver of the motorcar which was used to transport the suspects to and from the robbery scene.
Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Hazel, King and Maraj are asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 226-7065, 227-1270, 226-7476, 226-7065, 227-9271, 227-1611, 227-1149, 227-1270, 225-6940-9, 225-3650, 226-1928, 911 or the nearest police station.
On August 5, at approximately 10:05 hrs., in broad daylight, three armed men, posing as customers, robbed Wallison Enterprise of over $38 million in local currency, and $20 million worth of raw gold.

According to police, a 45-year-old goldsmith and a 20-year-old female cashier were on duty at the establishment at the time of the robbery.  It is alleged that the bandits came with a white car, which they parked north of the building, and entered the compound through the main gate. They were reportedly granted access into the building by a security guard, by pretending they were there to sell gold. Once in the establishment’s waiting area, they impressed upon the cashier that the small package they were carrying contained gold they came to sell. After they gained the cashier’s confidence, they whipped out their firearms from their pants waist, and, at gunpoint, ushered her into an inner office where the goldsmith and another man were conducting business. Holding the two men at gunpoint, too, the bandits reportedly ordered the goldsmith to open the two metal safes in the office, before handcuffing them, and confiscating their cell-phones, valued some $360,000 and making good their escape with the $38 million in cash and 60 ounces of raw gold valued $20 million. The entire incident was caught on CCTV cameras located inside the business premises. Police investigations so far have led to the ‘unearthing’ and recovery of $18 million in cash. The money was found buried at the residence of one of the suspects. Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant, Keyon King, and the company’s security officers, Delroy Jackson and Peon Lee, have since been charged and remanded to prison in connection with the robbery.