Armed bandits caught after snatching $$$ in front GRA

Mar 26, 2013 News

– Money returned to businessman
Police nabbed two bandits yesterday, after a businessman’s bag containing over $4M was snatched from him in front of the recently shifted Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) head office on Camp Street.

Businessman Cecil Albert Gajadhar

The arrest came after a police inspector in a car noticed the commotion in the area and fired a shot behind one of the bandits who was running east on Quamina Street. The robber was apprehended with the bag of money. Another man was also held and was identify as a James Street, Albouystown resident.
Reports disclose that four men traced the businessman, Cecil Albert Gajadhar, from his East Coast Demerara gas station. The men then joined a taxi at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara and continued to trail the businessman. They left the taxi when they noticed Gajadhar stopping in front of the GRA, and pounced on the man who was alone in his vehicle at the time and proceeded to snatch the bag that contained $4M.
According to Gajadhar, he was heading to the bank when he decided to stop at the GRA’s office for a form. Approximately 10 minutes into his wait, he said four men descended onto his vehicle and demanded the bag containing money.
One of the men then opened his door and grabbed the bag containing the money and ran away. The man ran south on Camp Street then turned east into Quamina Street and into the arms of the police.
“I must say the police did an excellent job and I received my money. Public spirited citizens and police must be commended,” Gajadhar said. “When the men grabbed my bag I was hollering thief loudly”.
Adding that he subsequently visited the Alberttown Police Station where he gave a statement, Gajadhar said the bandits worked with information and police should investigate deeply to find the mastermind.