Miners remanded on possession of gun, ammo charges

Twenty-year-old Ramuel Shemar Garraway, a miner of Grant Unity, Essequibo River, and 29-year-old Kelon Reynolds of Block 22 Wismar, Linden were on Thursday remanded to prison for the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
They were both arrested for being in possession of a semi-automatic machine gun and 11 rounds of 9mm ammunition on March 20 at Toroparu Backdam, Puruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Both men appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert, who read them the charges. They pleaded not guilty and were remanded.
They will make their next court appearance on April 18.
Meanwhile, Brazilian national Almeida Maim Pereira, 58, also appeared before Magistrate Crystal Lambert, where the charge of possession of firearm without license was read to him.
He, too, pleaded not guilty, and was remanded to prison until April 21.
Pereira was arrested with the unlicensed firearm on March 19 at Turtle Creek Backdam, Cuyuni River.