Gun, ammo possession accused on $600,000 bail

The trial of Guineng Zhang, accused of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, has commenced before Senior Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.
Zhang, of Lot 77B Light and Albert Streets Georgetown, is alleged to have had in his possession a .32 Taurus semi-automatic pistol while not being the holder of a firearm licence, on June 26 at Mabura Road, Region 10.
Zhang is also accused of having had in his possession, on the same day at Mabura Road, 12 live rounds of .32 ammunition without being the holder of a firearm licence.
On his first arraignment, Zhang had pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was placed on $300,000 bail for each offence.