Armed bandits on Wednesday evening tied up and robbed a delivery truck driver/salesman and two porters of Banks DIH Limited at the Beterverwagting Public Road, East Coast Demerara.
The robbery occurred sometime around 19:00h during which three males, one of them armed with a handgun, escaped with an undisclosed sum of cash.
According to reports, the driver/salesman, Trevor Thom of West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, and the two porters were in the company’s truck proceeding west on the East Coast Public Road when they were allegedly intercepted by a dark-coloured car.
The DIH employees told investigators that the car suddenly stopped in front of their truck, causing them to halt immediately. Three men quickly exited the car and approached the truck. They proceeded to hold up employees at gunpoint and relieved them of the cash which was in the truck from the day’s business.
According to the employees, the bandits then placed pieces of cloth over their face, causing them to lose consciousness. The employees further stated that at about 20:30h, they regained consciousness and found themselves in the back of the truck, bound with duct tape.
They were subsequently freed by a passer-by who heard them banging the walls of the truck. After being freed, the men found that they were at Enmore Railway Embankment.
No one has been arrested for the robbery but investigations are continuing.
