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Guyana Government’s Marudi Press a Deliberate Cover-Up for Criminal Network Operating with Official Blessings
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** ### **GACN EXPOSES GOVERNMENT’S DESPERATE COVER-UP AT MARUDI MOUNTAINS: OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE CONTRADICTIONS REVEAL A CRIMINAL NETWORK IN OPERATION** **Georgetown, Guyana – March 22, 2026** – The Guyana Anti-Corruption Network (GACN) today condemns a seemingly deliberate effort by the Government of Guyana to whitewash the criminal activities uncovered at the Marudi Mountains… — read more
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The Marudi Mirage: Unmarked Helicopters, Brasillian Fugitives and the Criminal Network Operating with Guyana Government Blessings It South Rupununi
# Marudi, Mercury, and Silence: Questioning the Official Narratives on Mining in Deep South Rupununi Deep in the rainforest of Guyana’s Region Nine, the Marudi Mountains have become the setting for two sharply conflicting stories. One, promoted by the Department of Public Information (DPI), is a story of progress: mining revenues funding schools, transparent village… — read more
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Alleged Violations of Human Rights, Environmental Law, and Anti-Corruption Standards — Marudi Mountain Mining Operations (Guyana)
Date: March 2026 Submitted in the Public Interest I. PARTIES AND JURISDICTION This submission concerns actions and omissions by state authorities and associated actors in the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in relation to mining operations at Marudi Mountain. This complaint is appropriate for review by international and regional bodies with mandates over: Human rights protection… — read more
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Minister Mustapha Attended Aris Mining Meeting—Months After His Son Was Granted 2,300 Acres Adjacent to US$800M Toroparu Project
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** ### GACN Investigation: Minister at Table for US$800M Gold Project as His Son – With No Mining Experience – Was Granted Adjacent Concession **Georgetown, Guyana** – The Guyana Anti-Corruption Network (GACN) is raising urgent questions following the appearance of Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha at a high-level meeting with international mining firm Aris… — read more
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Money Laundering in Marudi Mountains: Rupununi Mining Association a Front for Illicit Gold Flows & Transnational Crime
# Cancelled on Paper, Active in Practice? ## GGMC tribute receipt raises questions after Rupununi Miners Association dissolution — As a convicted Brazilian miner operates in Marudi, scrutiny of gold flows, money laundering, and transnational crime intensifies. **By Guyana Anti-Corruption Network** A government order issued in 2023 formally cancelled the **Rupununi Miners Association Co-operative Society… — read more
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FROM THE YANOMAMI TO THE MARUDI: Convicted Criminal Rodrigo Cataratas Now Accused of Kidnapping and Torturing Indigenous Men in Guyana
— # FROM THE YANOMAMI TO THE MARUDI: Guyana Welcomes a Convicted Felon ## The GACN Investigates Rodrigo Cataratas’s Infiltration of Guyana’s Gold Sector **By the Guyana Anti-Corruption Network (GACN) Research Desk** **March 2026** ### Executive Summary In February 2026, a Brazilian federal court delivered a landmark verdict: Rodrigo Martins de Mello, known as “Rodrigo… — read more