Three men are currently in custody following an armed robbery on Wei Gao, a 43-year-old Chinese businessman and owner of ‘Shopping 25’ General Store, located in Block ‘B’ Lethem, Central Rupununi.
According to a police press release, the incident took place around 2.15 pm on Sunday, when the suspects, identified as three males one armed with a submachine gun and the others with handguns, entered the store and held Gao at gunpoint.
During the robbery, the assailants demanded cash and stole twenty-one new Xiao Mi cell phones valued at approximately $1,620,000 and $500,000 in cash, totaling $2,120,000.
