Curacao gold heist suspects could be in custody for a while

The six persons held in Curacao over the spectacular November 30 gold heist may have a long wait before knowing their fate as the Dutch island’s law provides that persons arrested could be held for as long as 56 days and the period extended if the need is justified by law enforcement.

Curacao police spokesperson Reggie Huggins told Stabroek News yesterday by phone that the  six suspects, one from Bonaire, two from Venezuela and the others from Curacao,