Medical marijuana employee robbed at gunpoint in Cathedral City

Two men robbed a medical marijuana dispensary employee at gunpoint as the victim was making a delivery in Cathedral City Monday afternoon, police said.

According to Cathedral City police Lt. Julio Luna, the employee had gone to the 31000 block of Sky Blue Water Trail at about 1 p.m. to deliver medicinal marijuana from ”a dispensary located in a neighboring city.”

Two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, approached the victim, took the marijuana and ran, Luna said. Cathedral City police searched the area but could not find the suspects, he said.

One of the men was clean-shaven with short hair, and was wearing a red sweater and black pants. The other man was described as having longer hair and a beard, and was wearing a gray sweatshirt and gray shorts. Both men were described as black and about 5-foot-10.

Anyone with information about their identities or whereabouts was asked to contact the Cathedral City Police Department at (760) 770-0300.