Two men have been arrested by police after being caught with phones stolen from a business establishment at Zeelugt New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo.
Reports are that on Tuesday, at about 19:35h, these suspects invaded Natasha’s Superbet, owned by a 34-year-old businesswoman of Zeelugt New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, and robbed the establishment of $109,000.
Additionally, a 20-year-old cashier was robbed of his gold chain valued at $100,000, one iPhone 8 valued at $80,000, and one black sports haversack valued at $5,000, totalling $185,000 in value.
The suspects also robbed a 34-year-old barber of one Samsung Galaxy cellular phone valued at $60,000, and $10,000 in cash, amounting to a total value of $70,000.
According to Police, a 42-year-old carpenter who was also at the Superbet outlet was robbed of one Samsung Galaxy cellular phone valued at $42,000 and one Superbet ticket valued at $3,000, totalling $45,000 in value.
The other victim is a 34-year-old taxi driver, who was relieved of his iPhone 8 valued at $50,000.
It has been reported that the two suspects, both of whom had worn face masks and one of whom was armed with a handgun, entered the Superbet outlet and began demanding personal articles from everyone in the establishment. After robbing the business place, the two made good their escape in a navy-blue Toyota Fielder wagon.
Police have said that ranks in Region Three arrested two suspects and recovered two of the stolen phones. Investigations are ongoing.
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