Four armed men raided a shop at Puruni on the Mazaruni River on Sunday holding three women at gunpoint before escaping with cash and a quantity of raw gold.
Police said that the gang first attacked shop attendant Savita Sooklall, who had responded to call from outside the shop, after it was closed. Sooklall spotted one of the armed men and raised an alarm resulting in the two other women rushing to her.
But after the alarm was raised three other armed men joined the first gunman and they held the women at gunpoint. The group then tied the women up with duct tape and ransacked the building.
The group escaped with $175,000 cash and a quantity of raw gold, the police stated.
