Two 19-year-old men from the Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), have been remanded to prison after being charged in connection with the discovery of a shotgun, ammunition and suspected cannabis during a Police operation at Number One Public Road, Corentyne.
David Ramphal, called “Tampoo”, of Belvedere, Corentyne, and Dedesh Naris, of Lot 64 Albion Front, Corentyne, Berbice.
The two appeared before Magistrate Matthias at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where three charges were read to them.
They were charged with possession of narcotics for trafficking, possession of a firearm and ammunition without a licence. Both men were remanded to prison.
The charges stem from a Police operation conducted at approximately October 12, 2026 at Number One Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
According to the Police, ranks acting on information received travelled to Number One Public Road, where they encountered four men with two motorcycles.
One of the motorcycles bore registration number CS 7869, while the other was unregistered.
During the operation, Police reportedly discovered a 12-gauge shotgun, 18 matching cartridges and 15 small Ziploc bags containing cannabis, which was later weighed and amounted to 25.3 grams.
The firearm, ammunition and suspected cannabis were reportedly recovered from a black haversack carried by one of the men. The four men were taken into Police custody.
After investigations, Ramphal and Naris were charged in connection with the discovery.
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