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Police have detained four persons who they believe are part of a gang that committed a spate of robberies in Corentyne and New Amsterdam recently including the gun-point mugging of a money-changer on Saturday.
Two of the persons have since reportedly confessed to robbing money-changer Samuel Mohabir of more than $400,000 in local and foreign currency at New Amsterdam (NA) on Saturday. According to reports, Mohabir of Blairmont, West Bank Berbice had exited the ferry at New Amsterdam at about 8 am that day and was proceeding along Strand, NA in the vicinity of the Guyana Stores building when he was attacked by two men, one of whom was toting a handgun.