The police were earlier this week granted another 72 hours to detain the suspects in connection with last week Tuesday’s attempted robbery on Republic Bank’s Water Street branch.
Stabroek News was reliably informed that after being granted an extension to keep the suspects last Thursday the police were forced to apply an for extension on Monday because of the Camp Street prison outbreak as there was no place to remand the prisoners.
A total of five persons are said to be in custody.
The alleged mastermind of the foiled attempt Elton Wray, also known as ‘Peas,’ 25, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara