Cops bust Mon Repos robbery plot

Apr 23, 2026 News

…guns and bikes seized

(Kaieteur News) – Four suspects are now in police custody following an armed robbery Tuesday night committed on two Chinese nationals at a business establishment at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.

Ranks have since recovered several items including firearms with matching ammunition, knives, cash and cellphones.

According to the Guyana Police Force, around 20:48 hours, while the victims were closing their business, four males arrived on two motorcycles.

The items that were recovered.

The two pillion riders reportedly entered the premises; one armed with a firearm and the other with a knife.

The suspects allegedly pushed one of the victims to the ground and relieved him of a cellphone and a suitcase containing clothing, while the other victim was held at knifepoint and relieved of cash. The suspects also took an undisclosed amount of cash from the business register before escaping.

Police patrols responded and gave chase, but the suspects escaped. During the pursuit, a cellphone belonging to one of the victims was dropped and later recovered by a member of the Community Policing Group and handed over to police.

Acting on intelligence, and in coordination with the Guyana Police Force Command Centre, police ranks conducted an operation at Robb Street, Georgetown, where a 21-year-old security guard, a 22-year-old construction worker of Robb Street, Georgetown, and a 25-year-old mason of Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, were arrested.

A search was conducted at the premises, during which two 9mm pistols with 18 matching rounds of ammunition, one toy gun, three knives and two XR motorcycles were found. Cash was also found on one of the suspects. Acting on further information, police ranks went to the home of a 19-year-old construction worker and arrested him. A search was conducted at the premises, during which a quantity of cash and two cellphones were found.

The four suspects are currently in police custody assisting with investigations. CCTV cameras are also being reviewed as part of the investigation.

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