A vigilant city constable yesterday afternoon stumbled upon a box containing 15 grenades and a small quantity of live ammunition near the Lamaha canal on Sheriff Street.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum told Stabroek News that detectives and ranks from the force’s ballistics section unearthed 11 fragmentation grenades, four concussion grenades, thirteen fuses, three 7.62 rounds for an AK-47, and seven 9mm rounds in the small green box.
Blanhum said around 2:40 pm the constable was in the vicinity of Sheriff Street near the Botanical Gardens when he observed the box on the northern edge of the Lama canal. He said that upon closer examination, the constable noticed the explosives and