A 55-year-old PH driver was shot and wounded during an attempted robbery on the morning of August 13, but quick action by security officers led to the arrest of two suspects.

The suspects are Venezuelans, both 23. The officers also recovered a loaded gun.

Police said around 6 am, the victim from Mohess Road, Penal, was driving his silver Nissan Tiida car for hire when he picked up a 33-year-old man who sat in the front passenger seat. About ten minutes later, while driving along Clarke Road, Penal, near a pond, the driver stopped to take on two other male passengers, who sat in the back.