Construction worker busted with gun, ammo & ganja remanded

Thirty-nine-year-old Christopher Durjan, a construction worker, of First Street, Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was on Friday remanded to prison after he was charged with possession of firearm, ammunition, and ganga.
Police had reported that the suspect was taken into custody on Wednesday last following the discovery of a 9 mm pistol, five live rounds of matching ammunition, and 2338 grams of cannabis.
Police stated that on the day in question, ranks searched the suspect’s home during which a black Taurus 9 mm pistol with a magazine containing five matching rounds of ammunition was found concealed in a black plastic wrap under the house.

As such, Durjan was arrested, and during another search in the yard, the Police unearthed some 2338 grams of cannabis in a dug-up area in the ground.
The suspect was charged and appeared before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison.
He will make his next court appearance on April 2, 2024.