Former worker among five arrested for robbery at newspaper
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Police say they have recovered a quantity of cash and a gun stolen from the Kaieteur News newspaper earlier this week after arresting several people, including a former employee.
Police said that former Kaieteur News research officer, Ryan Wharton, has confessed to being the mastermind behind the early Monday morning robbery along with four other persons, including a 35-year-old security guard at Kaieteur News
The police said that Wharton, soon after his arrest in connection with a more than $6-million robbery, had told a close relative that he had won the cash in the Superbet game.
Investigators said they were able to corroborate the story with the woman, who subsequently handed over $3.5 million to police.
Police have also detained four people including a 36-year-old taxi driver and are searching for one other man.
Police said they have since recovered the pistol and more than 200 rounds of ammunition as well as over $2,667,900 and US$685 taken from the newspaper administrative office.
“They pushed open the accounts office door, and broke off a padlock on a desk drawer. Wharton along with…another person then lifted out the safe which was under a desk and put it in the back seat of…a car,” the Guyana Police Force said in a statement.