No bail for men accused of robbing miners of raw gold

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with stealing raw gold from miners in the interior.

The courtroom of Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan heard that between June 1 and June 30, at Arau Mountain Top, Wenamu River, Essequibo, Stephan Marks, 22, of Plastic City and Orin Stoll, 22, of Lot 56 Plantation Best, West Coast Demerara, armed with a shotgun, robbed Paul Torres of three ounces of raw gold, valued at $630,000.

They pleaded