Brazilian miner killed; police hold suspect

A Brazilian miner is now dead after he was shot and robbed of a quantity of gold last Wednesday but the police have arrested the suspect who confessed to the crime.

This was confirmed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who told Stabroek News that the suspect O’Neal Griffith, 26 of Linden was arrested on December 31, 2015 at Itaballi.

The police in a press release said around 22:00 hours, Wednesday, the miner who was only identified as