Six men, including a police officer, have been taken into custody in connection with the murders of gold dealers Ramdeo Deonarine and Jainarine Raghubar.
Police yesterday said they are still hunting for another suspect in the murders.
In a press statement issued last night, police said that a team from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested five suspects, seized four motor cars, an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) and a quantity of electrical home appliances. The arrests and seizures were made on Wednesday based on information received, police said.
A sixth suspect, the statement further said, was handed over to police by his lawyer yesterday.
Police have also recovered a firearm belonging to Rickey Ramnarine, owner of the Second Avenue building in which the bodies of Deonarine and Raghubar were discovered.
The suspects, police said, include a policeman “who may have compromised himself.” They advised that charges will be instituted shortly and investigations are continuing.
Just after the horrific double murder on September 5, police said three suspects, including two Barticians, were arrested.
These suspects were subsequently released and two days ago a man, who works in the mining community and would have known both the dead men, was arrested.
This newspaper has since learnt from a police source based in Bartica that during the last 48 hours, the man was vigorously questioned.
The suspect, the source said, eventually made certain admissions to police and started providing them with details, which led to the other arrests and the breakthrough in the case.
The police officer who has been hauled in for questioning is said to be from the Tactical Services Unit.
All the suspects, the source further reported, are at CID Headquarters, Eve Leary assisting police with investigations.
Deonarine and Raghubar were discovered with deep wounds to their throats and their hands and with feet bound in the kitchen of the Bartica building. The discovery was made by a woman, who said she was a friend of Deonarine’s.
Commissioner of Police Henry Greene had reported during a recent press conference that police had learnt from Ramnarine that his office was broken into and $1.2 million, 100 ounces of raw gold and two laptops were stolen. It was unclear what was stolen from the deceased men, the commissioner had said, but it was suspected that the perpetrators may have stolen a licensed firearm which belonged to Deonarine.
