$4 million stolen cash recovered by constables

May 11, 2013 News

– following break-in at Stabroek Market

Vendors of Stabroek Market are applauding the quick response of the city constabulary officers, who apprehended two men who broke and entered a grocery stall and carted off over $4 million in cash and items.
Officers of the City Constabulary based in the Stabroek Market yesterday recovered the $4 million and arrested two men in connection with a burglary committed on Danny’s in Stabroek Market.

Danny‘s stall Stabroek Market

According to Danny Albadar, the owner of the popular grocery, one of the suspects is an ex-employee, who is known by the alias “Vishaul.”
“He knew that we left the money in the stall cause we don’t usually leave money there. The money is company money like wha we got fuh dem Busta company, Geddes Grant and so …. And he does do li’l work fuh we, like he sleep in the market and use a hacksaw fuh break in the storage through the roof fuh get in the stall.”
The incident reportedly occurred between Thursday night and Friday morning.
The suspect was arrested around 6:15 am yesterday morning while the other one, a sanitation worker, was arrested on the job around 14:00 hours. He led investigators to his home on Callender Street, Albouystown where the $4 million was recovered. The hacksaw blade which was used to cut the locks on the stall was also recovered.
The men are expected to be charged and placed before the court on Monday.