A Venezuelan man, part of a quartet intercepted with arms and ammunition by the Joint Services at Eteringbang, pleaded guilty to unlawful weapons possession yesterday.
Luis Mansida, 33, who was charged along with countrymen Russeno Castellano, Carlos Mandez and Raphael Marquez, told acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry that the weapons are used for protection during cross border trading.
The men were arraigned jointly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, which heard that on December 7 at Eteringbang, Cuyuni River,