A clerk who was waiting to pay workers was robbed of $2 million by armed robbers at Caneview Avenue, in South Ruimveldt, on Friday afternoon, according to the police, who say three suspects have since been held.
The Guyana Police Force said the attack occurred around 4.30 pm. Hours earlier, the 39-year-old victim uplifted the money from the head office of the company where she worked. She then proceeded to Caneview Avenue to pay workers.
When she arrived at the area, the police said, the clerk parked her car and sat inside waiting for the workers. Shortly after, six unidentified men on three motorcycles approached her car and stopped.
Two of the men dismounted and approached the clerk with firearms drawn. They demanded that she hand over the money but she refused to do so. As a result, the suspects forced open the driver’s side door of her car, pulled her out and began hitting her about her stomach and face.
One of suspects then picked up the cash, which was secured in an envelope, while the other discharged three rounds—one in the air and two in the direction of the car. They subsequently escaped.
According to the police, three of the suspects were arrested yesterday, and one of the motorcycles believed to have been used in the crime has been seized.
