Two men were arrested and a number of stolen items recovered by officers of the Arima Criminal Investigations Department, following a robbery with violence incident in the area on Sunday.
According to a police report, at about 3.35 pm a male victim boarded a silver Nissan Wingroad PH taxi with three male occupants along the Arima Old Road. He said during the journey, two of the men dealt him several blows about the body and relieved him of his cellular phone, his wallet and a bag of groceries.
The victim said the men then dropped him off along Sorzano Street, Arima and drove off.
A report was made and officers conducting investigations into the incident observed the said Wingroad motor-vehicle proceeding along Caroni South Bank Road, at about 4.05 pm on the same day.
The vehicle was intercepted with the assistance of officers of the Arouca CID, resulting in two male suspects, a 32-year-old of Laventille and a 20-year-old of Port-of-Spain being held and the stolen items being recovered.
Investigations are ongoing.