Police say that at about 1100h on Saturday, fisherman Shameer Safeek, 44 years of Good Hope, ECD, and three crew members were fishing in the Pomeroon, Essequibo area when they were attacked and robbed by four men in another boat who were all armed with firearms.
Police say that the armed men took away a fishing seine, fuel, a cell phone and $6,000. They also assaulted Safeek about his body and damaged his boat engine before escaping.
Investigations are in progress.
