Three men were robbed of a quantity of cash and other valuables on Wednesday in Port-of-Spain, when they went to transact the purchase of a vehicle which had been advertised on Facebook Marketplace.
The victims had reportedly gone to meet a man at Eastern Boys’ Primary School, George Street, around 4.30 pm regarding a Nissan B15 which had been advertised for sale.
When they arrived, five male suspects allegedly surrounded the men’s car and instructed them to drive to a car park on the western side of the school.
There, the men, three of whom were armed with guns, were joined by four additional suspects who announced it was a hold-up.
The victims included a 52-year-old and a 21-year-old, both of South Oropouche, and a 25-year-old of Trincity.
They were relieved of cellphones, wallets containing identification, debit and credit cards and $14,000 in cash.
The suspects then fled the scene by running east into the George Street Apartment Complex where they disappeared in different directions.
