The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) remains in possession of some twenty-six dredges seized last month during a raid in the Kaieteur National Park (KNP) and there is complete silence from it, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) on what happens next.
Aside from concerns over the enforcement role played by the GDF in this operation and its continued holding of the equipment, as opposed to handing it over to the police or the PAC, observers note that there are other critical questions for the authorities to answer. The observers say it is now up to the authorities