Tarique Deonarine, the proprietor of ‘T and J Transportation Services’ at Port Kaituma, Region # 1, and Windsor Castle, Essequibo Coast, was charged on Monday with purchasing gold from a person other than the board or agent authorized by the board and possession of gold by a person not being a producer or pursuant to the Guyana Gold Board.
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) said in a statement that Deonarine appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court # 6 before Magistrate Delon Bess where the charges were read to him. He pleaded not guilty and was placed on $60,000 bail on each of the charges. The matters were adjourned to 2024-05-10 for further hearing.