Mazaruni prison escapees recaptured

Police say that at about 1130 today, Seon Hopkinson was recaptured by Joint Services ranks in a swampy area at Sherima, Essequibo River while Carlton Sampson was later recaptured in the same area at about 1515h by the Joint Services.

Both Hopkinson and Sampson had escaped from the Mazaruni Prison on July 01, 2012, where they were serving sentences for Robbery under Arms and other offences.