1 jailed, 1 on bail for gun, ammo possession charges

Two men arrested over the long holiday weekend on firearm charges were on Tuesday arraigned.
Daniel Jose Daza, a 29-year-old resident of Martyr’s Village, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was apprehended on May 3 and charged with the offense of ‘Possession of ammunition without a license’, a violation of section 16(b) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05.
Daza appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, ECD on Tuesday before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs. He please guilty to the offence and was jailed for two years and fined $50,000.

In a separate matter, Jermaine Williams, 31, a boat captain in Leonora Village, West Coast Demerara, faced charges of unlawful possession of firearms without a license and unlawful possession of ammunition without a license at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court.
The charges were brought under Section 16(2)(a) of the Firearms Act, Chapter 16:05. Presided over by Magistrate Tariq Mohamed, Williams contested the charges, entering a plea of not guilty to both counts.
Bail was set at $200,000 for the firearm charge and $100,000 for the ammunition charge. The case will continue on June 3.