South Rupununi council wants mining suspended after a chilling robbery and kidnapping

The South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) yesterday called for the suspension of mining activities following Saturday’s chilling robbery and kidnapping, believed 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 in Bush Mouth where several persons were abducted, including two Wapichan men – one from Aishalton and the other from Karaudarnau. in the deep south Rupununi, region nine. The kidnapped persons were later released after police began a pursuit of the robbers.