A 22-year-old man yesterday pleaded not guilty to the charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition without licence when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

It is alleged that on February 11 at Mazaruni Creek, Leon Solomon of Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, had in his possession three live rounds of .38 ammunition and a .38 Astro revolver without licence.

The unrepresented Solomon was refused bail and his case was transferred to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court for March 18.