Two Brazilian nationals were fined after pleading guilty to purchasing gold from unauthorised persons, in violation of the Guyana Gold Board Act.
Jose Antonio Rodrigues Dos Santos, 58, and Isac Aguiar Abreu, 36, both miners from Boa Vista, Brazil, were arrested on Monday. They were charged with purchasing gold from a person other than the Guyana Gold Board or its authorised agent, contrary to Section 7(2) of the Guyana Gold Board Act, Chapter 66:01, and in contravention of Section 23 of the same Act. 
The men appeared on Tuesday at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan. The charge was read separately to each defendant, and both entered guilty pleas.
They were each fined $75,000, with an alternative of seven months’ imprisonment if they fail to pay the fine.
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