4 nabbed with illegal gun, ammo

Four men were taken into Police custody on Wednesday and Thursday evening with illegal firearms and several rounds of ammunition.
In the first instance, two brothers were arrested at Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, after an unlicensed pistol and nine rounds of matching ammunition were discovered at their home. In addition, a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained was also impounded by the ranks.
However, as the police swooped down on the house on Wednesday, one of the suspects attempted to escape but was subdued by the ranks. He sustained minor injuries as a result of the incident.

Meanwhile, with respect to the second incident, ranks conducting a mobile patrol on Thursday evening along the No 72 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, observed two males acting in a suspicious manner. The men were on a motorcycle and as the ranks approached, they attempted to flee the scene. This led to them colliding with another motorcycle.

As a result of the collision, both motorcyclists and pillion riders fell onto the roadway. The haversack that the two suspicious men were carrying was retrieved

and searched during which an unlicensed single barrel shotgun and 15 live cartridges were unearthed.
One of them was arrested while the rider of the motorcycle managed to escape. Nevertheless, he subsequently turned himself in at the Springlands Police Station.
The pillion rider and the rider of the other motorcycle were escorted to the Skeldon Public Hospital where they were treated. The driver was transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital but was later discharged.
The two suspects are being processed for court in the new week.