A gang of armed bandits raided a Berbice River trader of over $1 million in supplies, including large amounts of fuel, in a pre-dawn attack last Friday.
Randy Gladstone, who sells groceries and other items from his boat in the Berbice River, was docked for the night in Henry Tata District. He said sometime around 3 am on Friday morning, five men approached in a speed boat and claimed that they wanted to purchase gasoline from him.
A hesitant Gladstone told this newspaper that he did not believe the men and he alerted his daughter and a workman, who were aboard at the time.
