Ministry unveils gun amnesty arrangements

The Ministry of Public Security in an advisory in today’s Stabroek News said that from Tuesday at 9 am it will begin receiving illicit firearms no questions asked and persons submitting will not be prosecuted.
It warned that when the one-month amnesty is up persons found in possession of illegal weapons and ammunition will be prosecuted in accordance with the laws of the country.
The advisory listed stations throughout the country where firearms, ammunition or explosives could be handed in between 9 am and 4 pm.
It said that all transactions in this amnesty period “will be treated with strict confidentiality”.
The stations in A Division are the Timehri, Ruimveldt, East La Penitence, Brickdam and Alberttown police stations. In B Division guns can be turned in at the Fort Wellington, Blairmont, Central, Albion, Whim, No.51, Springlands and Mibicuri police stations. In C division, the police stations are: Sparendaam, Beterverwagting, Vigilance, Cove and John, Mahaica and Mahaicony.