Guns, over 170 rounds of ammo found in Vergenoegen house
Police from Regional Division Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) have unearthed three firearms alongside more than 170 rounds of ammunition at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo.
The items that were found in the house
According to Police, the ranks conducted a cordon-and- search operation on Tuesday between 11:50h and 13:30h at Lot 2 Archer Street, Vergenoegen, at the home of a 35-year-old labourer, Delon Osborne, called ‘Gizmo’.
On arrival, the ranks contacted Osborne and Joyann Sobers – the 22-year-old mother of his child.
Reports are that a rank informed Osborne that the Police received information that he had narcotics, guns, and ammunition in his home, and as such, a search would be carried out; to which, Police stated, Osborne did not object.
The house where the items were found
Police stated that in a bedroom, under a mattress on a bed, Police found one suspected .32 firearm with the serial number filed out. The magazine was removed, and it contained nine live matching rounds of ammunition.
According to Police, ranks then searched behind a red chair in the same bedroom and found one suspected improvised shotgun. A red Victoria’s Secret handbag was resting on the bed in the very bedroom, wherein one suspected silver and black .32 firearm with the serial number filed off was also found. The magazine was removed, and it contained 14 live .32 rounds of ammunition.
Osborne and Sobers were asked if they were the holders of a firearm licence for the guns found, and they responded in the negative.
The Police ranks then further searched the kitchen area, where one bulky black plastic bag was found on a ledge above the back door. The bag contained 150 live rounds of suspected 9mm ammunition.
Osborne and Sobers were both arrested and escorted to the Leonora Police Station, along with the three firearms and cache of ammunition.
The couple was placed into custody pending further investigation and charges.
Meanwhile, two motorcycles believed to be used in armed robberies in the division were also recovered at the same address. (G9)
