Police on Tuesday evening arrested a former policeman after intercepting a vehicle he was driving on Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, in the vicinity of the Square of the Revolution.
According to the Guyana Police Force, ranks acting on information received at about 18:32h intercepted a black Honda Vezel PAH 2167, owned and driven by the 39-year-old of Middle Road, La Penitence. He was the lone occupant of the vehicle at the time.
Police said they informed the man that they had information he was in possession of narcotics, arms, and ammunition. He was asked to exit the vehicle and complied. A search was conducted on his person, during which ranks found a .22 pistol with a magazine containing two live .22 rounds of ammunition in his pants pocket. The serial number on the pistol was reported to be difficult to identify.
When questioned, he admitted to cops that he was not a licensed firearm holder. He was cautioned and arrested, and further searches were carried out on the vehicle in his presence. Police discovered a large garbage bag on the floor behind the front passenger seat containing two bulky parcels wrapped in transparent plastic tape. The parcels held a quantity of leaves, seeds, and stems suspected to be cannabis.
He was again cautioned and escorted to the Ruimveldt Police Station, where the narcotics, firearm, ammunition, and vehicle were lodged. The vehicle was photographed, and the firearm was processed for latent fingerprints, though none were detected. The cannabis was weighed and amounted to 2267 grams (just over 2.2 kilograms).
He remains in custody pending charges.
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