GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Jul 10, CMC – Police have detained three Chinese nationals at a city hotel and seized an estimated GUY$39 million (One Guyana dollar=US$00.004 cents) well as a handgun and ammunition.
In a statement the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said the suspects are “part of a transnational criminal group involved in gold smuggling and other illegal activities”
The police statement headlined “Criminal Network Dismantled” noted that the two men and one w0man were arrested as part of an “inter-agency intelligence operation.”
The GPF said that one 9mm pistol with 15 matching rounds of ammunition were seized.
The statement did not provide any other information on the individuals.
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