The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) yesterday called for a suspension of mining operations following Saturday’s hair-raising robbery and kidnapping which is suspected to have been carried out by a gang from Brazil.
In a statement yesterday, the SRDC expressed deep concern over the armed robbery at the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) checkpoint at Bush Mouth, which saw the abduction of several individuals, including two Wapichan men—one from Aishalton and the other from Karaudarnau in Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine. The abducted persons were later released after the police began a chase of the robbers.
