Firearm, ammo, narcotics found during Aramu Backdam Police operation

–4 in custody

A police operation conducted Sunday, November 9, 2025, at Aramu Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven, has led to the discovery of a firearm, ammunition and a quantity of suspected narcotics. Acting on intelligence, law enforcement officers carried out a search at the business premises of a 33-year-old businessman of Queenstown, Georgetown, and his 37-year-old reputed wife of Aramu Landing. During the operation, police found a 12-gauge shotgun with its serial number filed off, an air pistol, and six 12-gauge live cartridges.

The search continued at another building within the same compound, occupied by a 38-year-old gold miner of West Watooka Hilltop, Linden, and his 27-year-old reputed wife, also of Aramu Landing. In that building, the police discovered quantities of suspected cannabis, along with substances believed to be cocaine and amphetamine.
The suspected narcotics were weighed in the presence of the suspects before being seized, sealed, and lodged as exhibits. All four individuals were arrested and taken into custody. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said the operation forms part of its continued efforts to clamp down on illegal firearms and narcotics in the interior regions. The four suspects remain in police custody as investigations continue.
This discovery came not long after a miner was nabbed with 68.6 grams of marijuana at the Itaballi checkpoint in Region Seven. According to police, when arrested, the man reportedly told police that it was his smoking weed he was walking with, and denied being a seller. The accused was identified as 32-year-old Gladston Burnett of Sophia, Greater Georgetown. Burnett was travelling to Puruni Landing when the ranks at the checkpoint searched the car in which he was travelling. Police said Burnett was acting nervously, so they searched him and found a black plastic bag in his possession. Inside the bag, they found the marijuana concealed in an “oats pack”. Burnett was taken into custody and later charged.