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2 arrested after robbing city-bound passenger

June 28, 2016 By Editor

Two men are now in Police custody after executing a robbery on a passenger in a taxi who was travelling from Berbice to Georgetown on Sunday afternoon.
The men were reportedly apprehended at Church View International Hotel, at Main Street, New Amsterdam with a quantity of foreign and local currency.
Police investigations revealed that the victim, Shan Goasu of Regent Street, Georgetown, boarded a taxi with two other men and in the vicinity of Number 2 Village, West Coast Berbice, the driver drove the motor car along a desolate road.
One of the occupants then choked the victim and relieved him of the gold jewellery he was wearing, $300,000 in local currency, $2500 in Surinamese currency, one iPhone and a passport.
The man was then ordered out of the car and his assailants drove away. The matter was reported to the Blairmont Police Station and based on information received; Police went to the hotel where they arrested the two men.
The Police then conducted a search of the men and found the $200,000 in local currency, $2500 in Suriname currency, iPhone, passport and a bag containing clothing belonging to the victim.

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