CANU finds 3 assault rifles, ammo & cocaine in operations at Prashad Nagar, ECD
The gun and ammo found during the operation at Lower ECD
Two persons have been taken into custody following the discovery of one 7.62 assault rifle and a quantity of cocaine in an unfinished building at Premniranjan Place in Prashad Nagar, Georgetowna, on Friday during an operation conducted by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU).
CANU has said that on the day in question, acting on information received, its operatives went to the building and discovered the assault rifle and two brick-like parcels containing a whitish powdery substance suspected to be cocaine.
The assault rifle and cocaine found at Prashad Nagar
These items were escorted to CANU Headquarters, where the narcotic was tested positive for cocaine with a weight of 2.3 kgs. The two persons taken into custody are assisting with the investigations.
Meanwhile, in another operation conducted on Friday in an abandoned house at Lower East Coast Demerara (ECD), two AR-15 rifles, two matching magazines, 25 rounds of 5.56 ammunition, one round of 7.62 ammunition, and one bulletproof vest were found concealed in a black garbage bag.
No one was arrested, but investigations continue.
