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Crime

Lima Sands man jailed for obtaining by false pretence

By Staff Editor Sat, June 20 2026, 2:03 AM GMT-4

A gold miner was yesterday sentenced to three years and five months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of obtaining money by false pretence when he appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.

Alex D’aguair, 37, of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, had been charged with obtaining money by false pretence.

According to information released by the Guyana Police Force, D’aguiar was arrested on June 18 and charged the following day.

The charge was read to him when he appeared before Magistrate Mohamed yesterday. He pleaded guilty and was subsequently sentenced.

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