Two days after three men were charged, the police last night issued wanted bulletins for three more suspects in last week’s $58 million robbery at Wallison Enterprise in Kitty.
The wanted men are Antonio Maraj, called ‘Pluckin’ and ‘Thuggy;’ Dequan King, called ‘Titus’ and ‘Quanie;’ and Jamal Hazel.
Maraj and Hazel are suspected to have been two of the three robbers who were seen in security footage carrying out the crime, while Dequan is the suspected to be their getaway driver.
In the wanted bulletins issued last night, the Guyana Police Force said the three men are wanted for questioning about the robbery, which occurred on August 5, 2021, at Gordon Street, Kitty.
Maraj’s last known addresses are Leopold Street, Georgetown, Agricola, East Bank Demerara and Buxton, East Coast Demerara.
Hazel, 24, is a former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and his last known address is Guyhoc Park.
Dequan is a taxi driver, of Lot 20 ‘D’ Field, Sophia.
Three men, Keyon King, Delroy Jackson, and Peon Lee, were charged on Tuesday with the robbery and remanded to prison.
Keyon King is a GDF Sergeant, while Jackson and Lee had been guards at Wallison Enterprise.
While Keyon initially pleaded guilty to robbing the business of $38 million in cash and $20 million in raw gold, he recanted prior to his planned sentencing.
Investigators probing the robbery made a breakthrough in the case on Sunday following the discovery of some $18 million in cash, which was found buried at the Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) home of Keyon.
Last Thursday, three men entered Wallison Enterprise, located at Lot 23 Gordon Street, Kitty, Georgetown, on the pretense of selling gold.
Once inside the building, they held two employees, a 45-year-old goldsmith and a 20-year-old female cashier, at gunpoint and ordered them to the safe which contained the valuables.
On Wednesday, police recovered the suspected getaway car. It was found abandoned in front of a suspect’s home at Cumming’s Lodge, ECD.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum had previously told Stabroek News that the suspect, now identified as Dequan King, has since fled to the interior and efforts are being made to locate him.
According to Blanhum, persons in the Cummings Lodge area reported to the police that prior to leaving, Dequan brought home a canter loaded with various household items, which he bought a day after the robbery.
They have been seized by the police, who suspect they were purchased with some of the loot.
During the investigation, Blanhum told this newspaper, it was revealed that Lee, who was employed as the Chief Security Officer of Wallison Enterprise, purportedly orchestrated the robbery.
He is alleged to have contacted Keyon and told him of the plot to commit the crime. Lee then allegedly put Keyon in contact with Jackson.
According to Blanhum, it was Jackson, who was allegedly channeling information to his accomplices as to when they should carry out the crime.
Acting on information, Blanhum said, investigators went to Keyon’s Vergenoegen house, where a search uncovered cash buried in the backyard.
Anyone with information that may lead to the arrests of the trio is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 226-7065, 227-1270, 226-7476, 226-7065, 227-9271, 227-1611, 227-1149, 227-1270, 225-6940-9, 225-3650, 226-1928, 911 or the nearest police station
