One man has been arrested in relation to the robbery, whilst a search is ongoing for a suspected accomplice
Police have arrested a man suspected of carrying out a hold-up in a shop at Xaghra, Gozo.
Police said that at around 8pm on Thursday, the man entered the shop armed with a firearm. The suspect demanded that the cashier give them the money and took off with the cash.
The suspect fled in a car, where the police suspect an accomplice was waiting. More police investigations revealed that the car had been stolen a few moments before from Xewkija.
The police said it received information that one of the perpetrators was possibly in Mgarr waiting to embark on a vessel to Malta.
Officers went on-site and arrested him.
No one was hurt in this incident, and a search is ongoing for the second person who is believed to have been involved.