No arrests made for armed robbery committed on Chinese national

As investigations intensify into the armed robbery committed on a Chinese family at Parika Highway, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), the police are yet to make an arrest.
When contacted, Regional Commander Simon McBean told Guyana Times that the men who committed the robbery have not been arrested but noted that they are ramping up their probe to identify and apprehend the men.
It was reported that on Thursday last, five armed men invaded the property and relieved the Chinese nationals of millions of dollars in cash, a large quantity of phone cards and other items.
It was reported that the 39-year-old businessman, his 37-year-old wife, and another family member were asleep when the suspects started banging on their front door.
Awakened by the loud noise, the three Chinese nationals refused to open the door. It was then the victims discovered that the suspects gained entry through a bedroom window.
Upon entry, the perpetrators held the family at gunpoint while demanding they hand over of the businessman’s mobile phone estimated at $200,000.
In fear, the Chinese businessman gathered the valuables while two of the masked men entered another room of the house.
The family told Police that the men opened one of the drawers and took a large quantity of Digicel and GTT phone cards. According to the family, the phone cards were valued at about $1 million.
The bandits also managed to relieve the family of another $3.5 million in cash that was hidden inside a bucket underneath a desk.
After obtaining the cellular phone, phone cards, and cash, the men took the keys to the family’s bus and made good their escape. The police were summoned and an investigation was launched.
Up to press time on Thursday, the bus had not been located. (G-9)