Police on the Essequibo Coast have arrested one person in connection with an armed robbery committed on a staff attached to a popular hardware business in Anna Regina, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Based on information received, the staff member was robbed at gunpoint of several million dollars this afternoon while preparing to make payments to approximately 80 workers at the Cotton Field Secondary School construction site.
The incident occurred around 15:15h when a masked suspect reportedly confronted the staff member at the entrance of the business, demanded the bag containing the cash and subsequently fled the scene with the money.
Police later apprehended a male suspect, reportedly from the West Coast of Demerara, in connection with the robbery. An unlicensed firearm was allegedly found in his possession.
However, the stolen cash was not recovered. Police are continuing their investigations into the incident.
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