Millions worth in raw gold stolen after bandits storm Reg. 7 mining camp

Three armed, masked men on Sunday morning stormed a camp at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven, and carted off with about $10 million worth of raw gold and an ATV.

The camp is owned by Rudra Johadan of R79 mining and construction.

In an interview with the News Room, Johadan said the incident took place around 09:30 hrs; it was captured on surveillance footage.

Johadan told the News Room that his employees had just finished their “wash down” when they were confronted by the bandits. One of the bandits, Johadan said, placed three of his employees to lay on the ground.

The other two bandits, he related, collected the raw gold.

The bandits then made their escape on an ATV, CL 3508, belonging to Johadan.

Johadan said two of his workers suffered minor injuries during the incident.

A report was made at the Bartica Police station. The ATV was subsequently recovered at the OKO Junction.

Johadan said he has been in the mining industry since 2016. This is the first robbery he has experienced.