South Western Division Police are searching for two suspects in the robbery of two travelling salesmen in Erin on Tuesday. Police said Anthony Narry, 27, of Balmain, Couva, and his co-worker Rajesh Bunsee, of Claxton Bay, were conducting sales in the area. At around 11.25 am, following a visit to a client at 710 Erin Main Road, two men armed with guns approached them and announced a hold-up. One of them pointed a gun at the men and relieved them of a Blackberry phone, as well as Nokia and Samsung cellphones. The items were valued at $2,038.
The men also took $730 which the salesmen collected from clients for the sales of haberdashery. A report was made to the Erin Police Station and PC Beepath is conducting enquiries. In another incident on Tuesday, Sergeants Jones and Putkoo, acting on intelligence, went to Hercules Drive, Egypt Village, Point Fortin. There they saw a 42-year-old man with a blue travel bag. As the officers approached he dropped the bag and ran into some nearby bushes. When the officers searched the bag, they discovered 2.05 kg of compressed marijuana. A warrant was issued for his arrest. PC Ali of the Point Fortin Station is continuing investigations.