CANU finds ammo in Brazilian-registered vehicle; drugs, firearm, ammo at Achiwib

Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers acting on information received, on Friday, January 30, conducted an operation during which a Brazilian-registered motor vehicle was intercepted and searched, and officers discovered a quantity of ammunition.
According to CANU, subsequent investigations led to the search of a premises in Achiwib Village, where officers discovered a quantity of suspected cannabis. A further search of a shop located on the same premises resulted in the discovery of a quantity of ammunition, a firearm and several small transparent Ziploc bags containing suspected cannabis and a whitish, rock-like and powdered substance suspected to be cocaine.
The three males, “Paulbarrudada Joseph” of St Ignatius Village, who was the driver of the motor vehicle; Evander Phoenix, called “Soon”, of Achiwib Village; and Jackson Richardson, of Tabatinga, Lethem, were arrested and escorted to CANU’s Lethem Headquarters, where the narcotics were weighed and tested.
The narcotics tested positive for cocaine and cannabis, with a weight of approximately 47.74 grams (g) of cannabis and 8.60 g of cocaine.
The ammunition and firearm, the release noted, were handed over to the Guyana Police Force. They consisted of one 12-gauge shotgun; 110.22 calibre rounds; 10 twelve-gauge cartridges; and 17 9 mm rounds.
Investigations are ongoing.
The CANU release added that it maintains an intelligence-driven operational posture focused on disrupting narcotics trafficking, illegal firearms and ammunition flows, and associated criminal networks, particularly along Guyana’s borders.