Gun, ammo found in abandoned car belonging to Norton Street resident
The gun and ammunition found in the car
Police are searching for the owner of a motorcar and another man after they unearthed a .40 pistol and one magazine containing 11 rounds of matching ammunition in a vehicle at Norton Street and Mandela Avenue, Georgetown within the wee hours of Wednesday.
Police have said that ranks on patrol duty were in the vicinity of Norton Street and Mandela Avenue in Georgetown at about 02:30h on Wednesday when they observed a group of men at a known ‘drugs block’ acting suspiciously. As the police vehicle came to a stop, the men walked off in different directions.
However, grey motor wagon PAG 3160 was parked and locked along the roadway, and the police asked several persons who the owner of the motorcar was, but no one claimed ownership.
Ranks later found the keys to the locked motorcar on the ground, and the vehicle was opened and searched to ascertain ownership. Ranks instead found the gun and ammunition in its glove compartment.
Further search of the vehicle unearthed a vehicle registration in favour of Melissa Cox of Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown and a driver’s licence in favour of Patrick Kireem Sanmoogan. Checks were made for both persons, but without any success.
Investigations are continuing.
