The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday denied that its ranks seized jewellery estimated to be valued over US$10,000 from a Better Hope goldsmith, who has since filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
The jewellery – gold and silver neckwear and a gold and silver wristband together valued at approximately $4M ‒ was taken from Richard Ramjit as he was preparing to board a plane to the United States.
Ramjit said he was accused of smuggling gold out of Guyana. The estimated $4M cost, which Ramjit made mention of in a Constitutional