Suspected cow thief, friends nabbed with gun, ammo

Four men have found themselves in hot water after an unlicensed firearm along with matching rounds of ammunition were discovered in a tractor in which they were travelling.
The discovery was made after Police in search of a cow thief stopped the vehicle and conducted a search. Also found in the vehicle was raw beef.
Reports are that on Saturday, a cattle rancher from West Coast Berbice reported that a man, whom he identified to investigators, stole his cow.
The ranks then went in search of the suspect and found him along with three others in a tractor coming out of the backdam in their village.
When the policemen approached the quartet and were about to arrest the suspected cow thief, it was discovered that an unlicensed .38 revolver gun was in the tractor, as well as the matching ammunition.
However, while the suspected cow thief did not acknowledge or deny the accusation reported by the farmer, there was beef inside of the tractor.
According to a police source, it is suspected that the alleged thief, who is a licensed firearm holder, is also the owner of the unlicensed firearm which was inside of the tractor.
Commander of B Division, Paul Langevine on Monday confirmed that the four men were immediately taken into Police custody in light of the find.
Up to press time, none of the men had admitted to ownership of the unlicensed gun with matching rounds or knowledge of the missing cow.
However, investigations into the stolen cow and the unlicensed firearm continues.