TWO armed bandits robbed Tiwari’s Drugstore at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD) of over $1million in cash Friday night after locking the pharmacist inside a room.
Residents said the robbery occurred during a road block at Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD). The previous night a Chinese Supermarket in Meten-Meer-Zorg, WCD was also robbed reportedly by the same bandits.

When contacted, police confirmed that the robbery occurred at 19:45hrs Friday night and they are hunting two suspects.

Reports indicate that the pharmacist was confronted by the two suspects when they entered his store and began pointing a gun at him through the grill, demanding cash and cell phone cards.

One of the bandits demanded that the pharmacist open the grill behind the counter and when he complied, an accomplice also armed with a handgun, entered the business place and pushed the lone pharmacist into a room, bolting him inside.
The men then escaped with the cash and phone cards. No shots were fired. This is the second time the store has been robbed. It was first robbed in 2004.