Armed bandits escaped with a grey Toyota Premio motorcar, PNN 4184 worth $3M after robbing an Ithaca, West Bank Berbice contractor of $4M in cash and jewellery around 1:30 am yesterday.

Jermaine Benjamin, 32, told this newspaper that two of the bandits, one of whom was masked lit a fire in front of his bedroom door to get him to open up. Three of their accomplices kept watch in the yard.

Police have arrested some persons. Benjamin said one of the men held had taken three persons from Georgetown to his house on Sunday…..