A 22-year-old man was on Sunday morning arrested at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, with an unlicensed firearm along with matching ammunition.
Police said that the gun was found between 11:15h and 12:00h during an intelligence-led operation that was carried out at a house in Hammer Head Street, Kaneville.
Gun, ammo recovered at Kaneville
Reports are the 22-year-old suspect was arrested with an unlicensed .32 pistol, one magazine and two live rounds of ammunition in his possession during the exercise.
It was also revealed by investigators that the suspect is wanted for a series of armed robberies in Georgetown. As a result, the young man was taken into custody pending investigation.
The operation was conducted as the Guyana Police Force undertakes efforts to remove unlicensed guns from the streets.
In 2021, the Guyana Police Force managed to recover 71 illegal firearms, successfully taking them off the streets of Guyana and out of the hands of criminal elements.
So far this year, eight firearms including an improvised shotgun have been discovered in the month of January.
The last discovery was made two days ago at Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), where three men were arrested after they were found with a firearm with matching ammunition in their possession.
Reports are that ranks from Regional Division Eight were on traffic duties at Seven Miles, Mahdia, when they stopped an ATV without any identification mark. They requested the driver to produce his licence and other documents for the ATV, which he failed to do.
As a result, the rider and two other males who were also on the ATV with him were escorted to the Mahdia Police Station where a black 9mm handgun and 9 live rounds were found on them.
The three suspects are in Police custody as investigations continue. (G9)
