Gunmen rob Itabac Village of $15M in broad daylight at Lethem

(Kaieteur News) – Two armed bandits on a motorcycle on Friday afternoon robbed Itabac Village of $15 million in cash during a brazen daylight attack in front of China Shoppee Store at Barrack Retreat Public Road, Lethem, Region Nine.

The robbery occurred between 13:33 hrs and 13:34 hrs and left 54-year-old Thomas Peters, called “Thomo,” a labourer and committee member of Itabac Village, nursing a laceration to the left side of his face.

Police said the money, which belonged to Itabac Village, was inside a grey-and-black haversack that Peters had in his possession when he was confronted by the two suspects.