Police arrested two men and a woman on Monday after they were found with guns and ammunition during separate raids in Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), and in Georgetown.
The gun and ammo that were found on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown
In the first discovery, two persons, a male and a female were arrested by the Police after they were found to be in possession of an unlicenced firearm.
The woman is a 33-year-old vendor of Stevedore Housing Scheme, Georgetown, and the 45-year-old man is also a vendor of Queen Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown.
They were both arrested in a taxi.
It was reported that the taxi was flagged down by Police ranks on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, and the duo along with the driver, were asked to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was then searched but nothing of evidential value was found.
A search was then conducted on the occupants of the motor car and in a grey one-strap shoulder bag that the woman had in her possession, was a silver and black handgun suspected to be a .32 Taurus pistol.
A magazine containing fifteen .32 live matching rounds was also found in the handbag.
The gun and ammo that were found in Berbice
“A female rank asked (name given) if she is a licenced firearm holder and she said no. She claimed that she took the gun from (name given) and put it in her bag,” the Police report stated.
The duo was told of the offence committed, arrested, and then escorted to the East La Penitence Police Station.
Meanwhile, on Monday at around 23:15, a 32-year-old mechanic of Nurney Village, Berbice, was arrested in connection with an unlicenced firearm and ammunition.
At the time of the discovery, Police ranks in Berbice were responding to a report of threatening behaviour, and recovered a .32 Pistol and seven live rounds of ammunition.
Police said when they arrived on the scene, they observed the 32-year-old man sitting aback a house on a dam.
The man was approached by the ranks who told him of the reason for their presence. During a search conducted on the man, the ranks found the gun and ammunition.
The suspect was arrested and escorted to the Whim Police Station along with the firearm and ammunition.
Further investigations are ongoing. (G9)
