Fish vendor Irene Arjune of Good Hope was robbed of a large amount of cash and plane tickets today after leaving a bank but the armed bandit returned the items after he was cornered by a police patrol.
A police release said that Arjune, 58 years, of Good Hope, Mahaica was robbed of $515, 000 and two plane tickets valued at $160,000 by a man who was armed with a handgun.
“Investigations revealed that Irene Arjune withdrew the cash from a city bank after which she went to a motor car, when the suspect held her at gunpoint and took away a bag which contained the cash, plane tickets and documents.
“The suspect ran along Robb Street and into King Street where he was confronted by an alert police patrol. He then ran back and returned the bag with its contents to Irene Arjune and tried to escape, but was again confronted by the police patrol where he was arrested.”
The police said that a search was carried out on him and a .32 pistol along with six rounds was found in his possession.
Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of the man who allegedly gave the suspect the firearm.
They are both in police custody and charges will be made shortly, the release said.
