The police are investigating the theft of a boat and an outboard engine belonging to the Toshao of Chinese Landing, in the North West District.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a statement issued yesterday stated that the boat and the 200HP Yamaha engine, valued at a total of $4.5 million, belong to Toshao Orin Fernandes.
The theft occurred sometime between 6 pm on Sunday and 5 am on Monday at Chinese Landing, where Fernandes had secured his boat with a rope at the back of his home, about 100 feet away in a creek.
