Police yesterday afternoon released Mark Cromwell, who was linked to the recent discovery of an arms cache at a city wharf, according to Crime Chief Leslie James.
Following Cromwell’s release, James told Stabroek News that there has been no new development in the investigation.
Cromwell, called “Demon,” turned himself into police on Thursday, almost four days after the police issued a wanted bulletin for him in connection with the find, which was made by a customs officer at the GNIC wharf.
Police said last week Friday that during the clearing of a cargo consignment at the wharf by Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) officials, an arms cache comprising two AK 47 rifles, pistols, fifteen extra magazines for the firearms, 489 various calibre rounds for the firearms and a body protection vest. The consignment had been shipped by a Ron Murphy from Miami, USA. The guns were discovered in a black haversack inside the box. Jamal Murphy, who is Cromwell’s younger brother and the consignee, has since been charged over the weapons.
Local police have sought the assistance of their counterparts in the United States to investigate the shipment.
