The police are not sure they would ever be able to determine if the gold seized from three men who were attempting to smuggle it into Suriname, was that taken from Bartica the night 12 persons were killed by gunmen.
The three men: Richard Sarjoo, Isaac Sarjoo and Roy Arjune were apprehended by authorities in the Dutch-speaking territory with a substantial amount of gold. They had taken the precious mineral there to sell since the laws are a bit more favourable in terms of royalties and taxed which would have to be paid.
The trio has since returned to Guyana and has been charged with illegally exporting gold without paying royalties. A fourth man, Albert Arjune, was charged with conspiring to export gold illegally between December 1, 2007 and March 3, 2008.
