The Police have arrested two brothers in connection with a $5 million robbery committed on the A&S Store at Rose Hall Town, Berbice, between Thursday evening and Friday morning.
Police stated that the owner of the business, Amirah Hamid, reportedly closed the door to the business at about 18:30h on Thursday evening. However, she reportedly opened the business on Friday at about 08:15h and observed a metal door at the back of the building open.
As she looked closer, she realised that the door was wrenched open. This prompted her to make checks in the store, where she observed several high-end phones along with electronic devices and money missing.
She immediately raised an alarm and the Police were summoned. A relative of the businesswoman told Guyana Times that after the bandit removed the articles, they reportedly used Methylated Spirits to wipe off any visible fingerprints.
In addition, she related that the burglars escaped with 12 iPhone 12s valued $2.4 million, five iPhone 12 Pro Max valued $1.6 million, 35 Samsung Galaxy cell phones valued $1.5 million, one Digi Tronic tablet valued $65,000 and $20,000 in cash.
The metal door that was wrenched open
However, based on information received, Police conducted a search on the home of one of the suspects in Williamsburg Village, Corentyne, Berbice, on Saturday and he led ranks to a location where he hid several mobile phones in relation to the robbery.
As such, 23 cell phones were recovered and have been lodged as evidence. Further investigations led to the arrest of another male. The phones were all identified by the businesswoman. The duo remains in custody assisting with investigations.
A Police source told Guyana Times that the duo is known to the Police since they were previously charged and remanded to prison for similar offences.
