ECD man nabbed with Police badges

…25 in custody following Police operations

Several Police operations conducted in Divisions C (East Coast Demerara), D (West Demerara-East Bank Essequibo) and B (Berbice) have led to the arrest of 25 persons for several offences.
In C Division, the Police acting on information received, swooped down on a house at Area G Industry, East Coast Demerara, at about 15:00h where 14 live ammunition, a pair of metal handcuffs, two Police metal cap badges, four cellphones, six small ziplock bags with cannabis and a cannabis plant were unearthed.
The owner of the property has since claimed knowledge of the items, the Police said, and is in custody assisting with the investigation.
Meanwhile, over in D Division, a three-hour cordon and search operation in Pouderoyen, Samaroo Dam and Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara, led to eight persons being detained for narcotics possession, being found on a premises where narcotics is sold and break and enter and larceny.
Those persons are being processed for court.
On the other hand, 16 male Berbicians were arrested on Friday in B Division during a five-hour long cordon and search operation in Number One, Two and Three Sub-Divisions.
According to the Police, the men were arrested for robbery under arms, rape, possession of cannabis (two grams) and cocaine (15 grams), break and enter and larceny, unlawful possession of an outboard engine, an Acer laptop, three music boxes, and an assortment of tools.