A miner was on Thursday ambushed and robbed $30M in raw gold by gunmen while driving his motorcar along Second Street, Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Akeem Chase, 22, of Craig, EBD, was in the company of two other miners in a vehicle and as they made their way out of the street, they were intercepted by another car which blocked their path.
Three of the men who were armed with guns reportedly exited the car and held Chase at gunpoint, demanding that he hand over the gold he was carrying.
During the ordeal, the gunmen pulled Chase out of the vehicle and threw him into a trench and further made their demands.
A fearful Chase reportedly directed them to the section of the car where the gold was kept. The gunmen without hesitation grabbed the bag containing a quantity of raw gold and made good their escape.
The Police have since arrested the two men who were with Chase at the time of the robbery as they continue their investigations.
Speaking with Guyana Times from his East Bank home, Brian Chase, father of the distraught young miner, stated that after the robbery, one of the men who was with his son, ran to the house and informed the family of the incident.
He explained that his son and his two friends only returned from the interior on Wednesday evening and were on their way to the city when they were ambushed. He told this publication that based on what was related to him, the entire robbery was planned.
“One man with a hand gun was standing at the corner while three other were in the car… one of them had an AK-47 and the other a small gun… we don’t know if the driver of the car had a gun as well,” the man stated.
He explained that as his son drove out of the street, the man who was standing at the corner order him to stop the car while pointing the gun in his direction. As the car came to a halt, two others exited the getaway silver grey car, pulled the young man out of the vehicle and demanded the gold, the father added.
As they collected the bag, they drove away. The Police were contacted and immediately visited the scene where they took statements from several eyewitnesses. The angry father stated that the Police arrested his son’s two friends, claiming that they are involved rather than actually searching for the real perpetrators.
The robbery occurred approximately 300 feet from where the young man resides.
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