A thorough probe into the 2012 heist of 476 pounds of gold in Curacao has been urged after an audit report suggested that the initial investigation was lax in an effort to protect persons who may have been involved in the unlawful shipment.
The gold said to be worth US$11.5 million was stolen from a Guyanese fishing boat – Summer Bliss in November 2012 in Curaçao. Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has said that the gold came from Guyana but to date the face behind the gold shipment is unknown.
A report by accounting firm Ram and McRae which conducted a forensic audit of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) criticised the investigation into the Curacao gold heist.
“The reports presented to us suggest a less than serious attempt to pursue the investigations with a view to protecting persons who
