Suva, Dec. 30 -- Vanuatu has recorded its first known armed robbery, after masked men stole foreign currency worth more than 66,000 U.S dollars during a daylight raid at Port Vila International Airport's cargo terminal.
According to Commissioner of Police Kalshem Bongran, the robbery occurred at around 11:59 a.m., when suspects travelling in a white minibus intercepted a vehicle carrying cash for overseas transfer, the Vanuatu Daily Post website reported on Tuesday.
Police said the money was being transported by a vehicle and was undergoing weighing and verification by customs officials at the airport when the robbery took place.
Eyewitnesses told local media that firearms were used to threaten staff before the suspects fled the scene in...