00:00The officers, acting on intelligence received following the armed robbery perpetrated against
00:06Health Minister D. Al Singh in St. Joseph, made their way on Tuesday night to St. Paul
00:11Street in Port of Spain, where they intercepted a blue Hyundai Elantra which matched the description
00:17of the getaway car.
00:19Two men were in the vehicle at the time.
00:22The suspects were detained and questioned.
00:25They have since been handed over to officers of the St. Joseph Police Station.
00:30Police could not confirm if the gold Bira which was stolen had been retrieved.
00:35Sgt.
00:36John is continuing inquiries.
00:39The incident originally took place around 5pm on Tuesday outside a bar located at the
00:45corner of Abercrombie and King Streets in St. Joseph, near D. Al Singh's constituency
00:51office.
00:52Two bandits, one of whom pointed a gun at D. Al Singh's head, robbed him of his gold
00:58bracelet.
00:59A video was later taken of him speaking to someone on his cellular phone about what happened
01:05and this clip was posted to social media.
01:35Deputy Commissioner of Police Suzette Martin said that the police service strongly condemned
01:45the incident and gave an assurance that they would be doing all in their power to find
01:51those responsible.
02:05And while she confirmed that several persons are being interviewed at the moment, she also
02:10called on any other individuals who may have had a role to play to surrender to law enforcement.
02:33She also noted that crimes of violence, especially those involving the use of firearms, will
02:39not be tolerated in this country.
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