The Good Life Chinese Supermarket located at Cane Field, East Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) was burglarised between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, and the perpetrators escaped with cash, a camera, and CCTV monitors.
The Good Life Chinese Supermarket at Canje
According to information received, the bandits gained entry to the building by smashing a hole into the concrete wall.
The discovery was made by the owners on Sunday morning when the supermarket was opened for business. Upon making checks, the owners first discovered that the computer used with the cashing machine was missing.
Further checks revealed that apart from the computer valued at $200,000, a CCTV monitor, also valued at $200,000, was stolen.
A wireless camera was also taken along with more than $100,000 worth of mobile phone cards and a quantity of cigarettes.
Additionally, $400,000 in cash and small hand tools were stolen.
According to 32-year-old Wang Wei Xiong, the intruders had to cut several wires in order to remove the computer.
The Supermarket is situated next to an abandoned house on a five-acre plot of land and opposite a community centre, which is non-functional. A security guard was reportedly on duty when the building was broken into, but he was clueless as to what transpired.
The Police have launched an investigation into the robbery.
