Fifty-four-year-old Tony Joseph, a farmer of Shiri Village, South Central Rupununi, was taken into custody following the discovery of a single-barrel shotgun, five live cartridges, five spent shells, and two plastic tubes containing gunpowder.
According to information received, Police had gone to the area to investigate an incident which alleged that Joseph had threatened to shoot several village councillors over a domestic issue.
A visit to the village: the suspect, along with his 33-year-old girlfriend, was found at the home of his cousin. A search of the premises unearthed an unloaded single-barrel shotgun without a serial number.
The suspect was taken to his home, located a short distance away, where a further search was conducted. There, ranks found a plastic bag containing five live cartridges, five spent shells, and two plastic tubes containing gunpowder.
Joseph was then arrested and taken to the Lethem Police Station, where he was interrogated and claimed that the shotgun belonged to his cousin while the cartridges were his. He further stated that he purchased the cartridges from Brazil and would usually sell them to other farmers. Efforts are being made by Police to locate the suspect’s cousin, at whose home the shotgun was found.
An investigation is underway.
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