Farmer arrested for illegal shotgun, cartridges on boat

A 39-year-old farmer who was in the process of being summoned to attend court will now have additional charges to answer to after he was found with an unlicensed firearm and matching cartridges in his boat.
Based on reports received, a party of Police were on duty in the Martin Dale area of the Lower Pomeroon River when they observed the farmer in his small, green vessel proceeding in the opposite direction.
The policemen approached the suspect with the intention of serving the court summon when the ranks noticed a 12-gauge shotgun in the farmer’s boat.
The weapon was confiscated and a search was conducted on the boat when the shotgun cartridges were also unearthed.
The suspect was questioned as to whether he is a licensed firearm holder and he answered in the negative.
As such, he was told of the offence, arrested, and taken to the Charity Police Station where the weapon and matching cartridges were marked, sealed and lodged.
The farmer is currently in Police custody as investigations continue.
Just two days ago, a 23-year-old taxi driver was arrested in Georgetown after he threw an unlicensed firearm with two live rounds of ammunition through his car window.
The man had been trying to evade the police patrol vehicle that had been following him and in the vicinity of John and Norton Streets, Georgetown, he tried to dispose of the illegal .32 pistol.

However, the weapon was recovered and he was caught by the police shortly after trying to flee the cops. A 28-year-old passenger that had been inside of the vehicle during the police chase was also arrested and both men are currently in Police custody pending investigations.
On Wednesday, another man landed himself in the lock-ups for having an unlicensed gun after Police conducted a search on his vehicle and discovered the .38 special revolver without ammunition and an “unrecognisable” serial number.
Policemen, acting on information, turned up at Leopold and Breda Streets, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, where they noticed a sky-blue coloured ‘Bluebird’ motor car (PTT 7817) parked near a shop.
The officers proceeded towards the car while the male suspect left the shop claiming ownership of the vehicle. He was notified that the officers wanted to conduct a search on his car and he reportedly cooperated.
However, during the search, ranks discovered the illegal weapon and he told them that he was not a licensed firearm holder. He was arrested and the gun was immediately sent to the ballistics section for testing.