A shop owner plying his trade in the North West District (NWD), Region One (Barima-Waini) was on Wednesday remanded to prison after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
Paul Hector, 41, of Lot 30 Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD) made an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
He denied that on June 30, 2017, at Water Front, Port Kaituma, NWD, he was found to be in possession of 90mm ammunition without being the holder of an ammunitions licence.
His attorney told the court that her client was at the time of the discovery consuming alcohol at a shop in the NWD when the ammunition was found in the shop and not on his person.
However, Police Prosecutor Moore contended that the ammunition was found in the possession of the defendant and noted that his attorney put forward no special reasons for which bail should be granted. As such, he objected to bail being granted for the defendant.
Magistrate McLennan denied bail and remanded Hector to prison. The case will continue on August 8 at the Matthews Ridge Magistrate’s Court.
