The man, who was arrested in connection with the loaded gun that was found in the possession of a Camp Street prisoner, has been released on station bail, a senior police source said yesterday.
As a condition of his bail, the source told Stabroek News that the man is required to report to the police on a regular basis, as investigations continue into the discovery which was made inside the penitentiary last Friday.
This newspaper was unable to ascertain yesterday, the sum of station bail the man was placed on.
Police Commissioner Henry Greene had told the media on Monday that the man who has had several brushes with the law was arrested sometime last weekend but he had denied throwing the weapon over the prison walls.
According to the Commissioner, information so far suggested that the items (gun and ammo) were thrown over the prison fence and a prisoner picked it up as part of an arrangement but he was caught by a prison officer before he could have handed it to anyone.
Several prisoners were questioned but they have all denied involvement.
A police press release on Friday said that prison officers at the Georgetown Prisons discovered an inmate with a .38 revolver and eight matching rounds of ammunition in his possession.
The discovery was made at approximately 3 pm and the prison authorities called in the police and a search of the entire complex was conducted.
During the search, ganja and a quantity of sharpened implements were also found.
Several prisoners, the release further stated, were questioned and security was heightened in and around the prisons.
