Overview

• At least three robberies were staged between April and June 2025 after suspects lured victims through an online classifieds portal under the guise of private meetings.
• The masked assailants deployed pepper spray, threatened victims with a knife, seizing cash and mobile phones.
• A 19-year-old suspect is now in pretrial detention after a court issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday.
• Police are investigating a 20-year-old accomplice, continuing the search for a third perpetrator.
• Authorities suspect additional victims exist, setting up a hotline to encourage unreported cases to come forward.