Gold dealer held over $941M alleged fraud

A gold dealer is in police custody and several other persons including a former bank manager are wanted for questioning in relation to a recent multi-million-dollar fraud at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), Bartica.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed the arrest of the gold dealer, Saddiqi Bobby Rasul, who was taken into custody on Friday afternoon after he visited the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters in the company of his attorney.

Blanhum was unable to