Bandits escape with guns, ammo after storming National Credit Union building

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[www.inewsguyana.com] – Police say that at around 2:00hrs on Thursday March 19, three gunmen stormed the National Credit Union (NC) building on Regent and Albert Streets and escaped with a quantity of firearms and ammunition.

According to a police statement, the three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm broke into the building and torched a safe being housed in the facilities.

Subsequently, the men made off one . 32 pistol, one .32 revolver and five 12 gauge shotguns along with 45 cartridges.

The police also noted that during the break-in an unarmed watchman on duty at the compound was confronted. The bandits tied him up while they went about their activities in the building.

So far no one has been arrested and police investigations are in continuing.

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