There are no arrests as yet in the jewellery store burglary at the Stabroek Market.
The Cosmopolitan Jewellery Establishment, owned by Radika Samuels, was looted sometime Monday night by burglars, who used a blow torch to cut their way through the roof of the stall. They then carted away millions in cash and jewellery.
Speaking to Stabroek News last evening,Samuels’s associate, Mohamed Hussain, said that the police had not revisited the stall or informed them of any developments in the case. He said that the store would resume operation sometime during the coming week.
Hussain added that they are at this time trying to recoup inventory so that they can reopen the business.
Samuels arrived at the market around 9 am on Tuesday and discovered the stall door opened and one of the lights on, which aroused her suspicions.
She later found that the vault had been broken into and emptied. There was a neatly cut hole at the top of the stall indicating the point of entry.
Although Samuels’ stall is surrounded by at least three working security cameras, it is unclear whether any of them picked up footage of the robbers.
The woman’s stall also had an alarm system, but it reportedly did not go off. City officials believe the robbery may have been carried out by others in the market.
