ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 9, 2013) – Gunmen stormed a branch of the courier firm LBC in downtown Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay province and carted some P380,000 in cash, police said.
Police said the firm was about to close when three gunmen barged and announced the robbery. It said the assailants threatened to shoot Jemiliza Agasita, the cash custodian, is she will not surrender the money.
“One of the suspects proceeded to the location of the deposited box and took away all the money inside and then threatened the cash custodian if she won’t give the money, thus, she gave the money for fear of being killed. The suspects hurriedly left the area,” police report said.
The gunmen escaped on a motorcycle after the heist. Police investigators said the firm’s security camera failed to record the heist because it was turned off for a still unknown reason.
Just last month, two armed men also robbed another LBC branch in Buug town in Zamboanga Sibugay and escaped with over P180,000 in loot.
The employees were about to close their shop when two gunmen barged and declared the robbery. The assailants fled on a motorcycle after the heist.
The cargo forwarder was manned by only three employees – Rutcher Pagayon, Allen Capas and Palen Banseloy – when the gunmen barged and forced them to open the vault. (Mindanao Examiner)
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