(Kaieteur News) – Four men were arrested by police in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Monday after they were reportedly caught in possession of a firearm, ammunition and narcotics.
The weapon discovered during the operation.
According to the police, on Monday, at about 10:40am, ranks acting on information proceeded to No. 1 Road, Corentyne, Berbice, where they observed four males who were with two motorcycles. One of the motorcycles bore registration number CS 7869, and the other was without a registration number.
Suspected cannabis being weighed at the Albion Police Station, Corentyne.
The ranks then conducted a search on the four individuals, and found one 12-guage shot gun on one of the males who had a black haversack strapped to his back. Also discovered were eighteen 12-gauge shotgun cartridges and fifteen small zip-lock bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.
The suspected cannabis was weighed and amounted to 25.3 grams.
The males age 19 years old, all of whom are from Albion, Corentyne, are in custody assisting the police with investigations.
Source: Kaieteur News
