Five persons were nabbed by Police after they were found with an illegal firearm along with matching ammunition.
The .22 Smith and Wesson pistol along with eight live matching rounds of ammunition
Reports are between 18:00h and 20:00h, Police while patrolling in the Diamond/Grove area on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), noticed the five men on a veranda acting in a suspicious manner after noticing the police vehicle. This prompted the law enforcement officers to conduct a search of the men during which one .22 Smith and Wesson pistol, along with eight live matching rounds of ammunition were found. They were all arrested and taken to the Diamond/Grove Police Station. They are being processed for court.