The hole in the wall which the perpetrators used to gain access to the stall
Police in G Division (Essequibo Coast and Islands) have arrested two suspects who were found with a quantity of cell phones stolen from a stall in the Anna Regina Market last month.
Guyana Times understands that acting on information received, Police ranks went to the homes of the two suspects on Wednesday and carried out searches during which the items, including phone accessories and a R1 Drone, were found.
The ranks conducted a search at the Lot 59 Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast home of one of the suspects, aged 26, and found six cellphones, four cellphone chargers, one cellphone battery, one pair of earphones and the drone.
Meanwhile, at the Lot 196 Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast home of the other suspect, a 21-year-old, the Police found one Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone.
Cellphone dealer Anthony Singh was contacted by the Police and identified the items found as the ones stolen from his stall at the Anna Regina Old Market.
Singh’s business, Xtreme Tech Phone Centre, was broken into some time between July 12, 2019 and July 13, 2019.
The phone dealer had previously told this newspaper that he usually stocked up on cellphones on Fridays, because that day is the Market Day in Anna Regina. The man recalled that at the close of market on Friday, he secured his stall with everything intact, but upon his return the following morning, he discovered it was burglarised.
The perpetrators had broken the concrete wall on the northern side of the stall to form a whole in order to access interior of the stall, from which they took several high-end cellphones as well as some of the cheaper ones.
The two suspects are in Police custody, assisting with the investigation.
