– local miner vows to file complaint with Chief of StaffBrazilians working in Guyana’s interior have long been the shakedown target of some unscrupulous local law enforcement ranks; now it seems that even the soldiers are taking advantage of the situation.Reports reaching this newspaper indicate that a gang of heavily armed rogue soldiers on Friday swooped down on the mining community of Devil’s Hole in the Cuyuni and beat and robbed several miners of a large quantity of raw gold, using the uniform of the state as a cover for their nefarious activity.From all indications,Wholesale Jerseys, the soldiers who carried out the attack, one of whom was positively identified, are based at the Guyana Defence Force’s Eteringbang location a few miles away.Speaking with this newspaper yesterday, one irate local miner who will be seeking an audience with Chief-of-Staff, Commodore Gary Best, related that the soldiers, five in number, have tarnished the name of the Guyana Defence Force.He related that on Friday, the ranks landed at the Julian Ross Landing, Devils’ Hole, Cuyuni and appeared to have one purpose in their minds-banditry.“They did not come with any police, no Immigration, no GGMC personnel,NFL Jerseys Wholesale,” the miner told Kaieteur News.According to the miner, upon arrival at the landing,China NFL Jerseys, the soldiers confronted some small time drug pushers, seizing their drugs,Cheap NFL Jerseys, which they consumed in the full view of the public.This seemed to spur the soldiers on to greater heights, for they began harassing persons including women, who voiced their objection to their actions.The miner related that the soldiers became even more determined to carry out their mission, and they managed to force the owner of an all-terrain vehicle to transport them to an area where several Brazilian mining operations are taking place.There they allegedly relieved several camps of raw gold before making their way back to their camp.“What I saw was like the Congo Republic/Sierra Leone-style. This needs to stop. We in the mining sector are already facing several other hardships and to have rogue soldiers running around robbing mining camps is compounding the situation,” the miner told this newspaper.He indicated that although he will be seeking an audience with the army’s top brass, he sought to engage the media first because he does not want the matter to be swept under the carpet.“This is the only medium we have that we can trust to highlight the plight we are facing,Jerseys NFL Wholesale,” he said.There have been several reports of local law enforcement preying on the gold mining sector,Cheap NFL Jerseys Store, especially Brazilians.These actions had prompted the late Commissioner of Police Henry Greene to issue a stern warning to his ranks to desist or face prosecution if they are caught.