WILLEMSTAD – Guyana has asked Curacao for help in tracing the origin of US$11.5 million worth of raw gold that was stolen by gunmen from a Guyanese fishing vessel on the Dutch Caribbean island, Natural Resources Minister, Robert Persaud said Saturday.
“We basically want to know what the crew told them and as much information that we can get that can advise us here about whether or not the gold emanated from Guyana,” Persaud said.
The request for help has been dispatched through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The minister warned that anyone found culpable could face prosecution.
He was Saturday morning due to lead a ministerial team into talks with gold dealers and representatives of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) to discuss the incident that occurred Friday morning.
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