Alleged $93M gold heist mastermind remanded

Neville Chandrawattie, an employee of the El Dorado Trading Company accused of masterminding the theft of $93M in raw gold and cash from the company, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of larceny.

Chandrawattie, 29, of Essequibo, was not required to plead to the charge when he was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, just two days after three other men were charged for their alleged parts in the Port Kaituma heist.

It was alleged that on November 8, at Port Kaituma, he stole 96 ounces of