On Wednesday February 25th at approximately 10.10 p.m. a police patrol was directed by the Central dispatch to Rhine road, to investigate a case involving two men dressed in dark clothing and riding on a black scooter, who had tried to rob two tourist in the area of Sonesta Maho. In the vicinity of the Princess Juliana International airport the police saw two men riding on a black scooter, coming from the direction of Maho Reef and who fit the description of the robbery suspects. The investigating officers stopped the suspects and they were asked to identify themselves which they could not do. During a search of the suspects a silver colored pistol was found and confiscated. Both suspect were arrested on the spot and taken to the Philipsburg Police Station where they remain in custody for further investigation.
