A security guard has been arrested after Distribution Services Limited (DSL) and Massy Distribution in New Amsterdam reported that $1.2m out of a sum of cash handed over to the guard to be transported was missing.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the incident occurred between December 2nd and December 3rd and the money pertained to DSL located at Lot 12 Main and Chapel streets and Massy Distribution at Lot 15-16 Strand Road.
A police statement reported that the manager of Demerara Distillers Limited (NA) reported that on December 2nd, the cashier handed over two deposit bags with marked serial numbers to the department while he handed over three bags with marked serial numbers to a male security guard of Amalgamated Security Services.
On December 10th, he was then informed that one of the bags containing $200,000 in cash was missing. After inquiring further, it was also discovered that a cashier at Massy Distribution on December 2nd, also handed over nine bags containing cash to the said security guard.
On December 13th, that cashier received information from the bank that a bag containing $1m in cash was missing.
“The police were informed and the suspect was later arrested, told of the allegation, cautioned, and placed into custody”, the GPF noted in the statement yesterday.
Lawmen conducted a search on the suspect’s home where $485,000 in cash was found. The cash was taken to the Central Police Station and lodged.
The investigation into the matter is continuing.
