A teenager and three others were taken into custody following the robbery of a 35-year-old Chinese businesswoman at Durban Backlands on Wednesday.
Police stated that the victim had placed a black plastic bag containing cash in the front passenger seat of her motor bus, which was left unlocked while she supervised the offloading of a container nearby. During that time, a 16-year-old labourer from Durban Backlands allegedly entered the vehicle and removed the bag containing $7 million in Guyanese currency.

The matter was reported to the Police, and during a review of CCTV footage, the teenager was seen entering the vehicle and later exiting with the black plastic bag. As such, investigators conducted searches in Durban Backlands, during which a quantity of cash was recovered and four persons were arrested. These include the teenager, a 46-year-old female vendor, a 40-year-old female kitchen assistant, and a 38-year-old male labourer.
They were all taken to the East La Penitence Police Station, where the cash was counted and amounted to $4,390,000. Investigations are ongoing.