Police ranks in ‘C’ Division (East Coast Demerara) on Friday morning arrested three men from Sophia, Greater Georgetown, after they were separately found in possession of illegal weapons and ammunition, along with a quantity of marijuana.
The discovery was reportedly made during an intelligence-led operation. The ranks were able to seize one Taurus .40 pistol with six live rounds, two .32 Special revolvers with four live rounds, and 79 grams of cannabis sativa.
Among the three suspects in custody is a 16-year-old whom Police say is currently
The illegal gun and ammunition which were found by Police
being investigated for armed robbery allegedly committed on a resident of Sophia on Thursday. Guyana Times understands that the Police operation stemmed from that robbery report. At some time on Thursday night, 34-year-old Abinda Accra, a painter of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, was robbed of his cell phone and a sum of cash by an armed teenager. A report was made to the Police, and based on the victim’s description of his attacker, the Police realized that they have the suspect under surveillance.
As such, ranks went in search of the young man, and found him on Friday morning at his ‘C’ Field home. Found in possession of a .32 Special revolver, he told investigators during interrogation that he had rented the weapon from another resident of the area.
This information led Police to the residence of that individual, and a search conducted on the premises unearthed the .40 Taurus pistol and the second .32 Special revolver under a pillow in the suspect’s room.
The ranks also arrested another occupant of the premises, after he was found in possession of narcotics.
This newspaper was further told that Accra (robbery victim) returned to the station on Friday morning after word of the arrests spread in the community. While there, he immediately pointed out the 16-year-old as the person who had robbed him.
Upon searching through the teenager’s belongings, it was revealed that the cell phone he had in his possession belonged to Accra.
The trio remains in Police custody, assisting with further investigations.
