Gunman carts off over $700,000 after invading Anna Regina store
Police in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are on the hunt for a lone gunman who invaded a store at Anna Regina and carted off more than $700,000 in cash.
The business place that was robbed on Thursday
The incident occurred at 11:25h on Thursday at the ICON Technologies store which also houses a MoneyGram and Sure Pay outlet. During the ordeal, three workers were tied up and held at gunpoint.
The business is owned by 39-year-old Anand Narine, who was not at the store when the incident took place.
According to Narine, the bandit entered the store around 11:25h under the pretext of paying a bill and held the staff at gunpoint in the cashier area.
He then reportedly ordered them not to raise an alarm, else he would pull the trigger.
“During the ordeal, a customer walked into the store and saw the bandit who was fully masked… he had on a backpack and was wearing a cap and a hoodie. As the customer see him, she ran out of the store and raised an alarm,” the businessman stated.
Vendors at Anna Regina Market heard the screams and went to the store, but by then the bandit had already made his escape. The businessman explained that he later learned that the bandit escaped in a taxi.
Guyana Times understands that at the time of the robbery, it was raining.
