Overseas-based Guyanese among 3 nabbed with illegal gun

Three men, including an overseas-based Guyanese, were apprehended in the early hours of Sunday for possessing an illegal firearm.
According to Police reports, officers were on mobile patrol duty at about 00:30h along Church Street, Georgetown, when they spotted a black Toyota Tacoma, GAD 8333, parked in the centre of Church Street, between East and Cummings Streets.
Upon approaching the vehicle, they found a 40-year-old labourer in the back passenger seat; a 31-year-old vendor in the front passenger seat, and a 55-year-old US-based Guyanese, who was driving.
The officers instructed the men to exit the vehicle and conducted searches. The black Taurus 9mm pistol (with the serial number filed off and without ammunition) was found hidden in the pants of the overseas-based Guyanese. When questioned about the firearm licence, the man confessed he did not have one and was arrested. The trio was escorted to the Alberttown Police Station, and placed in custody.
Investigations into the matter are ongoing. (G9)