2 held for robbing Chinese businessman

Police reported that shortly after 2 pm, two gunmen stormed Sammy’s Bar located at Mt Pleasant Road in Springvale and announced a robbery.

The gunmen ordered the Chinese national who at the time was operating a roulette machine, to hand over the money.

After the man handed over close to $20,000, the bandits ran out of the bar and escaped in a car.

Residents contacted Couva CID and Sgt Ali together with PCs Ramoutar, Balkissoon and Girwar responded.

After receiving information, they went to a house at St Margaret’s Village, Claxton Bay and arrested two men, aged 20 and 30.

They also recovered the firearm and ammunition which they believe was used in the robbery.

They remained in police custody up yesterday. In an unrelated incident, police arrested a man at Railway Road in Dow Village, California after he was seem holding a gun. Sgt Ali is investigating.