Three held over Puruni jewellery robbery

The stolen items which were recovered by the police. (Police photo)

A Brazilian national was on Sunday robbed of a quantity of gold jewellery and cash along the Puruni trail in Region Seven and the police have since arrested three suspects, who they said confessed to the crime.

The robbery occurred around 4 pm during which Deusimar Oliveira called ‘Formiyao’ was relieved of a quantity of gold jewellery, $70,000 cash and a cellular phone.

In a press release, the police said investigations revealed that Oliveira was riding along the Puruni Trail on his ATV with the items in his possession when he was ambushed by three suspects, one of whom was armed with a handgun.