The police are on the hunt for a male suspect who allegedly disposed of a bag containing a 12-gauge single-barrel shotgun and six 12-gauge live cartridges at Nabaclis Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday.
Police stated that ranks were in the area conducting a mobile patrol and upon seeing them, the suspect fled the scene but not before throwing a dark green duffle bag into a nearby trench.
The bag was retrieved and upon inspection found the firearm with its serial number filed off and the matching rounds of ammunition.
The firearm and ammunition were taken to the Cove and John Police Station and lodged. Despite immediate efforts to locate the suspect he remains at large but the police are making every effort to apprehend him.
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