Police ranks acting on information nabbed a 37-year-old passenger sitting in the front seat of a minibus with a gun along with matching ammunition.
Reports are that at about 14:30h on Monday, acting on information received, ranks went to Barnwell Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, where contact was made with the 47-year-old driver of a red and white minibus.
The gun that was found in the bus by Police
The ranks then requested a search and the passenger agreed, but nothing was found. However, a bulky blue rag was lying at his feet and when a Police rank picked up the item, he found a silver and black .38 revolver along with six live matching rounds of ammunition.
A black plastic bag containing seventeen rounds of suspected live .38 rounds of ammunition was also found.
Searches were conducted on the other two occupants of the said minibus. They were all arrested, and escorted to the Leonora Police Station. An investigation has been launched. (G9)
