Four men accused of breaking into a grocery shop of an Essequibo Coast businessman were yesterday remanded to prison when they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate's Court.

Cecil Glasgow of La Belle Alliance, Richard Peterson and Moses Ramroop of Lima and Errol Johnson of Westbury, Essequibo Coast pleaded not guilty to break and enter and larceny.

It is alleged that between June 10 and 14 at Westbury, Essequibo Coast the quartet broke and entered the rice mill/grocery shop of Vincent Persaud and stole a quantity of vehicle tyres, lubricants, groceries and a chain, all to the value of $500,000. According to a police press release, they recovered the chain saw, tyres and lubricants.

The accused will return to court on July 5.