A Nicaraguan doctor was robbed of a quantity of local and foreign currency and documents yesterday morning after he was pounced on by two motorcycle bandits while walking along Croal Street, Stabroek with a colleague.
Stabroek News was told that during the incident that occurred around 10 am, Dr Diong Javier Fuentes Cortis, 56, was relieved of $5600 Guyanese currency, US$1200 and important documents he was carrying in a pouch.
Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Police Force Jairam Ramlakhan, in a press release yesterday afternoon confirmed the incident. He said one of the suspects was arrested by the police several hours after the crime was commissioned.
