The trio from Annandale, East Coast Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan jointly charged with the indictable offence.
The court was told that the men, Nazir Khan, 44, a boat captain; Himchan Moonchan 29 and Taijram Boodram, 33 on July 2nd at Ruimveldt, stole a vessel valued $2.5M property of the GRA.
Attorney- at law Clyde Forde represented the fishermen while the matter was prosecuted by Police Inspector Gordon Mansfield.
Mansfield told the court that on July 2, law enforcement officers from the GRA carried out an exercise at Mahaica and seized the vessel. He said the vessel was moored at the Ruimveldt Police Marine Wharf for safe keeping at about 00.30 on the same day. According to Mansfield around 2:15 the boat was discovered missing, prompting a police search. The vessel was later seen being towed by another boat with the four men inside.
The prosecutor did not object to the men being released on bail and the Chief Magistrate granted them $250,000 dollars bail each. The trio will make their next court appearance on July 20th.
