Armed bandits escape with over $4M after brazen daylight robbery

Police in Regional Division 4B on the hunt for four bandits who robbed a Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) business on Monday afternoon after holding employees at gunpoint. Reports are that the robbery occurred at about 14:50h as a 43-year-old vendor of Providence, EBD, was making a payment at the business place. According to preliminary investigations, the woman was at the establishment with her family and was in the process of paying for an item at the cashier’s cubicle when two masked men entered the premises. The suspects, clad in orange jumpsuits, approached the cashier, and one of them reportedly pointed a handgun at the employee, ordering her to step away from the register.
Police said the unarmed suspect then moved behind the counter and began removing cash from the drawer, placing the money into a haversack. During this time, the armed accomplice stood guard. According to Police, the armed suspect also approached the 43-year-old vendor and relieved her of her purse and cell phone. Police said the business entity was robbed of $4,140,000 while the vendor was relieved of a black purse valued at $5000, which contained $90,000, along with her driver’s licence, identification card, and bank card.
Investigators further disclosed that the two suspects then exited the upper floor into the lower flat, where two other men were waiting. The group of four then left the building and mounted two black Honda XR motorcycles without number plates.
The suspects escaped in a northern direction along Diamond Public Road.
Investigations are ongoing.