A Region Nine contractor was on Monday arrested and is being questioned by police as investigations into the illegal airstrip and airplane found some distance away from Santa Fe continues.
Sources last night told Stabroek News that the man was arrested by ranks from the Lethem Police Station and his front end loader was impounded. It is believed that the front end loader may have been used in the construction of the airstrip.
On Monday last, the Guyana Police Force reported the seizure of the twin-engine Beechcraft, which followed almost a month of reports of a foreign aircraft frequenting the Santa Fe, North Rupununi area.
