Two men are now in Police custody after being arrested on Wednesday by ranks of the Vigilance Police Station, East Coast Demerara with an unlicensed firearm.
It has been reported that, at about 05:00h, officers from the station’s Anti-Crime Patrol responded to a report of gunshots being fired in the Melanie Market area on the East Coast of Demerara. While there, the officers observed two men acting suspiciously and searched them, unearthing the weapon in the pant crotch of one of them.
He was asked to produce a firearm licence, but failed to do so. Consequently, both men were arrested and escorted, along with the firearm, to the Vigilance Police Station. On arrival at the station, the weapon was inspected and observed to be a. 32 Taurus Pistol without number.
Both suspects, a 25-year-old construction worker of Vigilance, ECD and a 29-year-old construction worker of Buxton, ECD, were swabbed and placed into Police custody pending further investigation. (G9)
