Three more charged over $400M gold theft

Three other suspects were charged on Monday in connection with the $400 million dollar gold theft from a Mahaica, East Coast Demerara dealer.

Three of the suspects, Deo Kissoon called ‘Lolly’, 23 of Herstelling Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara (EBD), Daniel Ethon, 24, of Lot 30 ‘B’ Elijah, Coren-tyne, Berbice and a 17-year-old of Farm Squatting Area, EBD, were charged with allegedly stealing 1,000 ounces of raw gold from Bibi Acklema Goberdhan.

They pleaded not guilty to the charge, which was read to them by Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court.