Burglars sometime between Tuesday evening and yesterday morning, stole over $400,000 in items from a Cumberland, Berbice store, including over $150,000 in cigarettes.
Businessman Bisham Sarjoo, 62, the owner of ‘Lachoo’s shop’ located at Lot 14 New Street, Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice, recounted that he arrived at his business at around 7:15 am yesterday and discovered that the building had been broken into. He does not live in the building which houses the shop.
Sarjoo said that it appeared as though the perpetrators had bent the grill and wrenched out the door to enter the lower flat of the building which houses the shop. The man said that he tightly locked his shop at around 7 pm on Tuesday, after which he proceeded home.
The burglars carted off over $150,000 in cigarettes, several boxes of chocolates, bottles of cooking oil and many other items.
According to Sarjoo, a young man had recently threatened to take revenge after he had ordered him to leave the shop due to the fact that the lad had verbally abused his staff. He said that persons in the area mentioned to him that the said youth was seen in the area on Tuesday evening.
Further, Sarjoo, who has operated his business for over 16 years at that location, revealed that the cameras located in and around the building were all removed by the perpetrators.
The businessman, who has been robbed several times in the past, is calling on police in the area to increase their patrols throughout the evenings.
Stabroek News was told yesterday that police have launched an investigation. However, no suspect had been arrested up to press time.
