Former prisoner, accomplice accused of stealing over $4.4M in items

Rawle Hinds, a 31-year-old mason of North Sophia, and Collin Kendall, a 26-year-old labourer of Pike Street, Squatting area , Greater Georgetown, both pleaded not guilty to the charge.

It is alleged that between October 3 and 4 at Georgetown, being together they broke and entered the bond of Jiangxi Thermal Power Construction Cooperation and stole one level lock, one Universal instrument, three freezers, one jack hammer, one Welding machine and other articles together valued $4,427,000.

Police Prosecutor Simone Payne opposed bail on the grounds of the seriousness and prevalence of the offence.

Payne added that the prosecution’s file is incomplete since investigations are still ongoing.

The two were remanded to prison until October 31.