Two women were robbed of TT and US currency, shortly after they returned to their home in Arouca from visiting a commercial bank in Trincity on Tuesday.
One of the victims, a 55-year-old woman with dual citizenship, was also robbed of her US passport and driver’s licence. The other is a 41-year-old Curepe resident.
Around 12.30 pm on Tuesday, the women had just entered the house at Rainbow Crescent, Arouca, and were sitting in the kitchen when they were accosted by two men who announced a hold-up.
The bandits ordered them to lie on the ground and robbed them of their handbags, which contained medication, a US passport, a pressure tester, US$2,000, two pairs of gold earrings, bank cards, US driver’s permits and a white envelope containing $22,000.
The suspects escaped in a waiting vehicle.
Investigations are continuing.