2023-04-25 22:32:59
A man suspected of belonging to a group of goldmine robbers involved in the death of Constable Arnaud Blanc on March 25 in Guyana was arrested on Monday, we learned on Tuesday from the gendarmerie. . The arrest took place in the commune of Maripasoula, bordering Suriname, the soldiers added.
The arrested suspect, whose age is not known, calls himself Bia. His arrest, the fourth in this case, was carried out thanks to the support of “garimpeiros”, illegal gold diggers. The operations are not over, “we (…) are still looking for other” suspects, continued Jean-Christophe Sintive, commander of the Guyana gendarmerie.
The war against the miners
On April 8, a first suspect, the alleged shooter, a Brazilian, was arrested and remanded in custody. Two others, of the same nationality, were arrested on April 18.
GIGN Major Arnaud Blanc, 35, died while taking part, with nine comrades, in an operation against illegal gold panning on the clandestine site of Dorlin.
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