On Thursday, August 13, 2026, Guyanese law enforcement announced the arrest of three gold miners linked to an alleged armed robbery and brutal assault on a fellow miner in the remote Middle Mazaruni River area. The incident unfolded in the early hours of Thursday at an establishment near 14 Miles, Issano Landing, where the 30-year-old victim, a resident of St. Ignatius village in central Rupununi, was attacked just after 3 a.m.
According to official statements from the Guyana Police Force, the attackers robbed the victim of more than 130,000 Guyanese dollars before assaulting him and fleeing the scene on a motorcycle. Investigators quickly launched a manhunt and first took two suspects—aged 27 and 49, with residences in Craig, East Bank Demerara and West Ruimveldt, Georgetown respectively—into custody.
Follow-up investigative work led officers to a secondary location in the region, where they recovered a loaded Glock handgun, complete with a ammunition magazine and three live rounds. A third suspect, a 32-year-old gold miner from Golden Grove on East Coast Demerara, was arrested in connection with the seized illegal firearm. All recovered weaponry has been secured by authorities for forensic ballistics testing.
The victim told investigators that at least one of the three assailants was openly carrying the handgun during the robbery, and that multiple shots were fired during the attack. First responders located the injured man shortly after the incident and transported him to Mahdia Regional Hospital for urgent care. As of the latest police update, the victim remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Local law enforcement has not yet announced formal charges, and investigations into the incident are still ongoing.