4 arrested for robbing Chinese business in Mon Repos

– guns, ammo & cash recovered

Four persons are now in Police custody and are being interrogated in connection with an armed robbery at a business establishment on Mon Repos Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Tuesday evening.
Police stated that at about 20:48h on the day in question, the victims – two Chinese nationals – were in the process of closing their business when four males arrived on two motorcycles. The pillion riders, one armed with a firearm and the other with a knife, dismounted and entered the premises.
The suspects allegedly pushed one of the victims to the ground and relieved him of a cell phone and a suitcase containing clothing, while the other victim was held at knifepoint and robbed of an undisclosed sum of cash, along with cash from the register.

The suspects then made good their escape.
However, Police patrols responded and went in pursuit of the men, but they managed to evade the lawmen. Nevertheless, during the pursuit, a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims was reportedly dropped by the suspects and later recovered by a Community Policing Group member, who handed it over to the Police.
Acting on intelligence received and in coordination with the Guyana Police Force Command Centre, Police ranks conducted an operation at Robb Street, Georgetown, where a 21-year-old security guard, a 22-year-old construction worker from Robb Street, and a 25-year-old mason from Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, were contacted and arrested.
A search was conducted at the premises where two 9mm pistols with 18 matching rounds of ammunition, one toy gun, three knives, and two XR motorcycles were discovered.
A sum of cash was also found on one of the suspects.
Furthermore, Police acting on information received went to the home of a 19-year-old construction worker, where he was contacted and arrested. A search was conducted at the premises during which a quantity of cash and two cell phones were found.
The four suspects are presently in Police custody assisting with investigations. CCTV cameras were observed at the business establishment and are being reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.