PARAMDEO Victor, a 37-year-old resident of Rosignol, Cinci Region (Mahaica-Berbice), is currently in Police custody assisting in the investigation of a multi-million dollar robbery staged on Wednesday.

According to information from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Victor visited the Mahaica Police Station around 12:30pm on Wednesday to report that he was robbed of $10,250,000 by three armed men wearing ski masks and dark clothing, at Unity, Mahaica Old Road. , around 11:00.

“Victor told the police that he was driving and taking the money to Rosignol after receiving it from a Cambio in King Street, Georgetown. He claimed the gunmen pulled him off the road in another car before robbing him. He claimed that the money belonged to a jeweler in Rosignol and he was carrying the money for that person,” the police said.

After being questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), it was suspected that Victor’s claims were fictitious, which led to further questioning.
The man later confessed to making a false report and even staged the robbery to steal the money from the owner for whom he was transporting it.

Victor then took turns climbing into a certain area of ​​his car and took out the $2 million he had hidden there. He also disclosed that the outstanding amount was with his accomplice at Ithaca Village, West Bank Berbice.
Around 7:00 PM Wednesday night, police drove Victor to Ithaca, then returned to his residence in Rosignol and found $6 million in cash in a black plastic bag hidden in a washing machine.
Police are looking for the alleged accomplice, Cornell Taylor, also known as “Rastaman,” as well as the remaining cash.