Ranks of the Guyana Police Force have arrested another 31 persons, this time from the East Bank and West Bank of Demerara, as they continue efforts to restore law and order throughout the country.
This recent ‘Operation Restore Order’ was executed on Sunday morning, during which the ranks conducted a number of cordon and search exercises in Divisions ‘A’ (EBD) and ‘D’ (WBD).
The pre-dawn simultaneous operations — which involved more than 190 ranks, inclusive of senior officers — were carried out in the villages of Kaneville and Diamond on the East Bank, and Westminster and La Grange on the West Bank.
Among the items recovered were: two flat screen televisions; a DVR; a Technical
Some of the items which were found during the raid
Pro music box; a Motorola handset; 15 cellular phones; a Technical Pro 1200-watt amplifier; two video cameras; a Toshiba laptop; two car rear view mirrors; a vehicle headlight; a desktop computer; monitor; 1500 grams of cannabis; a tablet; a toy gun; two digital scales, and $207, 740 cash.
Following the raids, a total of 31 persons, inclusive of three females, were arrested for various offences, ranging from possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking to robbery under arms to unlawful possession and to wounding.
The Police have said there were no incidents during the exercise.
Sunday’s raids followed a similar operation conducted on October 13, during which 38 persons, including one female, were arrested in Georgetown and on the East Coast of Demerara. Those raids were centred in the East La Penitence Station District, which includes Guyhoc Park and part of Sophia, Greater Georgetown; as well as in Beterverwagting (BV) and in Sophia, Greater Georgetown, on the East Coast.
