Brother of slain biker ‘Paper Shorts’ charged, remanded for guns & ammo found at Kitty

Forty-five-year-old Eon Fagundes of Sandy Babb Street Kitty, Georgetown was on Monday charged and remanded to prison for the possession of firearms and ammunition. He was one of six persons who were taken into custody following the discovery of a large cache of firearms and ammunition last week during a police operation at Bar Street, Georgetown.
However, Fagundes who is the brother of slain biker Ricardo ‘Paper Shorts’ Fagundes appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Georgetown Magistrates Court and pleaded not guilty to the charges of possession of a quantity of firearms and ammunition without licences.
He was remanded to prison and the matter was adjourned to August 27, 2024. Guyana Times could not confirm the status of the others who were taken into custody.

Fagundes along with his mother, two sisters, a niece, and a handyman were arrested following the discovery of 26 high-powered rifles and handguns along with over 1600 rounds of various calibres of ammunition.
Police stated that ranks executing a search warrant entered the yard last Wednesday and observed Eon Fagundes exiting a flat wooden house with a side bag in his right hand.
As such, he was approached and the ranks requested to search the bag during which one Sig Sauer Rifle and one magazine containing 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition; one Polimore-80 9mm pistol without serial number and one magazine containing eight 9mm rounds of ammunition; one Spring Field Armory 45 pistol and four magazines of which one contained five live .45 rounds of ammunition, and one Bravo gun holster were found.
In addition, the team observed a heavily tinted black Nissan Juke bearing registration number PVV 6472 parked opposite Fagundes’ home. Upon inquiries, it was revealed that the car belonged to the suspect’s daughter and child-mother but at the time, it was being used by him.

The keys to the vehicle were subsequently handed over to the police who found a suitcase, one gulf bag, and a haversack upon entering.
Upon inspection, a large cache of ammunition and firearms was discovered, these included one AM 15 rifle and two magazines containing 61 rounds of .223 ammunition; two Ruger-57 9mm pistols and one magazine containing 40 rounds of 9mm ammunition; one FN-45 pistol and two magazines containing 38 rounds of .45 ammunition; one Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol and a magazine; one Berretta 9mm pistol and a magazine; one Spring Field Hellcat 9mm pistol and a magazine; one Canik 9mm pistol and one magazine; one Glock 43 pistol and one magazine; five Glock 19 pistols along with nine magazines and 21 rounds of 9mm ammunition; seven Glock 40 pistols and 10 magazines with 18 rounds of .40 ammunition; two Glock 17 9mm pistols and two magazines; one Glock 9mm pistol and one magazine and one Glock 45 pistol and one magazine.
In addition, 75 rounds of 2-gauge cartridges; 456 rounds of .223 ammunition; 484 rounds of 9mm ammunition; 83 rounds of 5.7- 28 ammunition; 13 rounds of 10 MM ammunition, and 315 rounds of 7.62 -39 ammunition and 15 magazines were found in the bags and suitcase.