Vault containing P2M cash stolen by 5 robbers

By Mar S. Arguelles

ARMED robbers carted away a vault containing P2 million cash after ransacking on Monday (Feb. 1) morning a warehouse of an express forwarder firm in this Legazpi City, a police report said.

Police Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson, said at least five armed robbers forcibly barged into the office of the Entrego Express Corp., in Barangay Cruzada, at around 4:00 AM.

Guilbert Barredo Belo, 29, an Entrego delivery man, told police that at around 4:10 AM on Feb. 1, he found Sonny Sacueza, a security guard, hogtied, blindfolded, and his mouth covered by duct-taped at the company guardhouse.

Sacueza told police that the robbers wearing bonnet took his .38 caliber service firearm and cell phone, and barged into the warehouse and took the vault containing P 2 million cash.

Police authorities are clueless as to the identity of the suspects.