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Police have reportedly made significant progress in their attempts to capture the gunmen behind last Saturday’s multi-million-dollar heist at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.A senior police official confirmed yesterday that a former police recruit and his girlfriend have been detained and are prime suspects in the case.Kaieteur News understands that the 23-year-old man, who dropped out of the police training school, resides at Meten-Meer-Zorg, while his girlfriend is known to the victims and visited their home frequently.“We have gotten the break we wanted,” the official said, while declining to say what information investigators have that appears to implicate the suspects.According to the official, police are also questioning “three or four” people while looking for others.On Saturday, six heavily armed gunmen dressed in military clothing robbed and terrorised a Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara,NFL Jerseys Outlet, business family before escaping with just over $8M in cash and jewellery.The family’s grocery store, which is located at Lot 52 Meten-Meer-Zorg is owned and operated by Indranie Bisram called “Annie” and her husband Deonaught Judistir.Ms. Bisram said her husband was sitting outside in the shop when the gunmen walked in and jumped onto a counter.They then forced the family to hand over their valuables before fleeing by boat. |
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