2 arrested after mining camp heist

– gun, ammo found

Police in the Mazaruni have arrested two armed bandits who on Sunday evening robbed a gold miner of a large quantity of raw gold after they brutally chopped him about his body.
Police said that the men were arrested Monday evening. The Police said Neil Jordan, 42, a miner of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was at a mining camp at Farback Backdam, Mazaurni, when he was held up by two men who were armed with a firearm and a cutlass.
During the incident, Jordan was chopped to his body by the men who took away a quantity of raw gold before escaping.
Police responded to the report and managed to intercept the two perpetrators in the Mazaruni area.
Law enforcement recovered an unlicensed 9mm pistol with seven rounds and a cutlass.
The men remain in custody and charges are likely to be laid before the end of the week.