The police are probing two attacks at mining camps in the interior that left a man with a bullet wound in the first raid and the loss of raw gold in the other.
A release said that the police are investigating an incident which occurred at a mining camp at Aranka Backdam on Friday during which miner Brian Benn, 42 years, was shot and injured.
Investigations so far have revealed that Benn was in his camp, when he was attacked by a man armed with a firearm, during which he was shot. He was air-dashed to the city and is a patient at the GPHC.
The matter was reported to the police on Saturday and a team of ranks has been sent to the area to conduct investigations.
The police are investigating a report of robbery under arms committed on two miners at Turtle Creek Backdam, Issano, on Saturday.
Investigations have revealed that Jailall Gossai, 36 years of West Coast Berbice, and Quincy Marshall, 29 years, of Hogg Street, Albouystown, were in their mining camp when they were attacked by two men armed with guns. They were tied up by the men who took away a quantity of raw gold and then fled.
