Legitimate Miners attacked by illegal miners connected to Chinese landing while operating in nearby village. GGDMA demands immediate police action.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association calls for the immediate arrest and investigation into the attempted murder and robbery carried out on the mining operators of Wayne Vieira in the Kariako village area by elements connected to illegal miners supported by the leadership of Chinese landing.

Miners from Wayne Vieira are currently receiving urgent medical care (see images of injuries attached) after they were attacked by elements from Chinese landing who travelled more than 13 kilometres to Kariako village to attack them. The attackers are known to be involved in illegal mining and are using the leadership of the nearby community to cover their operations while pretending to be victims.

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On Thursday, 12th November at around 1600 hrs the leadership of CHINESE LANDING stole an excavator and ATV belonging to the Wayne Vieira Mining company and in the process wounded a mining employee in the village of KARIAKO.