A 52-year-old US citizen, Ivan Anthony Scipio, has been charged with illegally exporting gold following a joint operation by the Prison Investigation Division (Narcotics Department) and the Guyana Income Authority.
Scipio, a painter residing in Georgetown, was apprehended on July 3 at an airport whereas trying to board a flight to New York. Detectives from the Prison Investigation Division (Narcotics Department), together with officers from the Guyana Income Authority, seized a number of items of gold jewellery and uncooked gold from Scipio throughout his departure.
Based on the Guyana Police Drive, Scipio didn’t make the required customs declaration and couldn’t produce the required licenses for authorized gold exportation. The seized gold has an estimated worth of GY$6,787,569 (roughly US$32,500). Authorities imagine this is probably not an remoted incident. “Investigations revealed that Scipio has been allegedly concerned on this racket for a while now since there’s a hyperlink exhibiting that he allegedly made a number of exports beforehand however was not caught,” the police assertion reads.
On July 25, Scipio appeared earlier than Justice of the Peace Judy Latchman on the Diamond Magistrates Court docket, the place he pleaded not responsible to the cost of “Exporting Gold with no License,” a violation of Part 8 of the Guyana Gold Board Act, Chapter 66:01.
The courtroom granted Scipio bail of $800,000, with the situation that he report back to the Particular Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on the final Friday of every month. The case has been adjourned to August 19, 2024.
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