Gunmen grab $7M from clerks

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Written by Demerara Waves

Tuesday, 14 August 2012 14:33

gun robbery Gunmen on Tuesday snatched more than GUY$7M from a pair of clerks in the Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara area.

According to Guyana Police Force spokesman Ivelaw Whittaker, the incident occurred around 10.45AM.

“Two accounts clerks attached to the Farm Supply and General Equipment Ltd. of Mc Doom, EBD, were on their way to a bank, when it is reported that a horse cart blocked their vehicle along the Mc Doom Access Road.”

He added that two men, armed with handguns, came up and held the two accounts clerks at gun point and took away a bag containing $7.1 million and escaped on foot.

No one has been arrested as yet.

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+3 #1 Anthony 2012-08-14 14:38

hold the clearks they will talk

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+6 #2 Lynne Johnson 2012-08-14 14:44

Now why on earth would a company entrust $7M with two Clerks to take to a Bank? I am sure that there are security companies in Guyana that would for a small fee escort the Clerks to the Bank.

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+5 #3 visitor 2012-08-14 14:46

This sounds like a planned event. I could be wrong, but in Guyana anything happens.

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+1 #4 Rishi Khemraj 2012-08-14 15:26

Inside job, this should be solved quickly

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+1 #5 Jim 2012-08-14 19:04

I have seen shop owners in town arrive in banks with their workers fetching large sums of money, or workers taking huge sums back to pay others. First, these owners are smart because they put their employees at risk while they follow behind, next is that this practice is senseless, it amazes how greed blinds sanity. Come on shop business owners use the escort services for safety.

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0 #6 Dawne 2012-08-14 19:21

I agree: inside job.

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+1 #7 RAMIREZ 2012-08-14 20:43

I do love the bandits in Guyana, they have the ability to read the stars and people minds, so they know when and where big money will be, I would like to get in touch with these bandits so they can give me the numbers for the next lottery drawing.
Follow the clerks and they will lead you to the bandits and the money, they are not too educated to try a robbery like that so they will soon be spending like crazy.

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+2 #8 Cleve M 2012-08-15 06:51

Great will be the day when the country transitions away from such a heavily cash based economy. Might take a while but I am quite sure it can get there! Too much floating around - giving the crims a easy payday.

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