A 16-year-old Potters youth is in police custody in connection with ongoing investigations into a report of aggravated robbery.

On Monday, a woman from Newgate Street reported to the police that she and her friends were robbed of their money and mobile phones by a group of young men armed with cutlasses and knives.

Officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department responded to the report and apprehended the young man on Tanner Street in Antigua & Barbuda with certain items suspected of being stolen.

The incident occurred around 1:50 am on Newgate Street. Further investigations are ongoing.