Bandits carted off millions of dollars in booty after the early morning attack at the businessman’s Hogstye, Corentyne, Berbice home.

Police said one of the men held is an ex-convict, who previously served a jail sentence for a similar crime and was recently acquitted of a murder indictment at the Berbice Assizes.

In custody, too, is the driver of the alleged getaway motor car which was intercepted at a Kildonan roadblock, in another Corentyne village.

Berbice Police Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner George Vyphuis said a gun was found under the driver’s seat of the car, in addition to several pieces of wet clothing.

Vyphuis said the robbers went to the house shortly after 02:00 h and assaulted the occupants, among them Singh’s wife and their children and barged into the couple’s bedroom, from where they removed G$5M, US$8,000 and jewellery with which they escaped.

But, due to their diligence, cops on mobile patrol nabbed the men now being detained, Vyphuis said.