An Indian businessman was robbed of a huge amount of cash on Friday. It happened at an unlikely place - the Ranchito airstrip in the Corozal District.
Last Friday, Avinash Deshmukh, a Corozal Town store manager, drove to Ranchito Village and took the 1:30 flight to San Pedro. After arriving in San Pedro, Deshmukh visited one of his stores where he collected $54,000 worth of wholesale and retail proceeds. Deshmukh then took the 5 o'clock flight back home. After landing in Ranchito, Deshmukh was walking to his vehicle when he noticed another car parked behind his Toyota 4-Runner. As he hopped into the 4-Runner, two men jumped out the vehicle behind him and held him up at gun point. The assailants took his backpack containing the money, and struck him in the back of the head before leaving.
The media spoke with the police about the robbery earlier today, here's what the OC of Corozal Police, Senior Superintendent Dennis Arnold, had to say about the investigation...
Sr. Supt. Dennis Arnold, OC - Corozal Police
"About the robbery yesterday evening, we believe that it's an inside job, because the business man came from San Pedro and as he landed at the airstrip, he entered his vehicle where 2 assailant approach him. I believe they hit him and they ran away with his loot."
So far police believe that the robbery may have been an inside job.
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