Police thwart multi-million dollar heist at Western Union

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Jul 10, 2020 12:50 PM | News

Millions of dollars in cash in various currencies was recovered and two thieves arrested following the quick action by the police at a Western Union location on Hope Road, Kingston 10 yesterday.

Reports from the Half-Way-Tree police are that about 9:40 pm, a team responded to reports of a burglary in progress at the financial institution after an alarm went off at the building.

On arrival of the police, two men were found inside the ceiling, with a bag containing:

•Over JMD $1,000,000
•USD $11,500
•EU €1,010
•CI $115
•PS £400
•CAD $1,240

The men were taken into custody and the cash seized. It is believed that a third person escaped with an undetermined sum of money. The identities of the men are being withheld pending further investigations.

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