The origin of 476 pounds of gold, believed to have originated from Guyana before being stolen in Curacao in in 2012, is not being investigated by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) even though questions continue to linger and an audit of the Guyana Gold Board found that the initial local probe was sloppy, presumably to protect those who may have been involved in the shipment.
Head of SOCU Sydney James recently told Stabroek News that the case has not come up officially before his unit as no formal request has been made through the Com-missioner of Police to look at it.
