Pirates strike again in Berbice

Gun-toting pirates on Sunday night attacked a four-member crew in the Atlantic Ocean just off the shore of Rosignol, Berbice, escaping with their boat, engine, seine and food stuff.

A press release from police said they are investigating an armed robbery during which fisherman Saheed Yasin and his three crew members were attacked and robbed by three masked men, two of whom were armed with firearms.

According to the release, investigations have so far revealed that around 20:00 hours on Sunday, Yasin and his crew were fishing when the bandits approached in a boat and held them at gunpoint.  The armed men transferred the hapless fishers to their small boat and set them adrift.