Fishermen arrested after leading cops to gun, ammo in “salt bag”
The gun and ammunition that were found in the bag
Two fishermen are presently in custody following the discovery of a 16-gauge shotgun along with ammunition, which was found within a “salt bag”. The duo was arrested after they led ranks to the bag with the illegal gun and ammo.
Police on Sunday said that acting upon information, ranks carried out a search on two men at Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
According to Police, during an operation in the area, ranks entered Number 63 Village where they saw the two suspects – a 22-year-old of Number 63 Village and a 26-year-old of Number 64 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, standing next to a tree.
A search was conducted on their persons but nothing was found.
Ranks were then led by the fishermen to an unoccupied wooden and concrete structure in a fenced yard at Number 63 Village, where they conducted a further search.
During the search, ranks unearthed one white “salt bag” from a seven feet reservoir in the yard. Upon examining the bag, a brown wooden-handled single-barrel 16-gauge shotgun along with a black plastic bag was found. Upon checking the black bag, two 16-gauge cartridges were found. The two fishermen were then escorted along with the firearm and ammunition to the Springlands Police Station. (G15)
