Essequibo Coast man jailed 3 years for illegal gun, ammo

A 32-year-old unemployed man of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supanam) was sentenced to three years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Cleon Alphonso was sentenced occurred on Monday at the Charity Magistrate’s Court before Tamieka Clarke.
Alphonso was charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition components without a license, offenses committed on Tuesday, April 4, 2024, along the Anna Regina Public Road on the Essequibo Coast. The charges were brought under Section 16(2)(a) of the Firearm Act, Chapter 16:05.
The court found Alphonso guilty on both charges. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment for possession of a firearm without a license and one year for possession of ammunition without a license. The sentences will run concurrently, resulting in a total effective imprisonment term of two years.