Police made a major find on Wednesday when they found a bag containing 260 suspected AK-47 rounds of ammunition at Kara Kara Creek, South Amelia’s Ward, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).
According to Police, between 16:00h and 17:00h, a party of Policemen acting on information received that there were unknown persons at Kara Kara Creek, with large bags, went into the area to investigate.
The Police said that they immediately proceeded to the area to search for wanted persons, drugs, firearms and ammunition. At Kara Kara Creek, the ranks found one orange Karibee Rice bag tucked away in the trunk of one of the many trees interspersed among thick vegetation. Police said that the bag was opened and found to contain a blue cloth bag with 260 rounds of suspected AK-47 ammunition with the markings NK 1976 at the base.
The ammunition was taken to the Mackenzie Police Station in Linden. An investigation has been launched. No one has been arrested so far.
