The police on Friday evening discovered an AK-47 assault rifle and a quantity of ammunition in a haversack at Kingston, Georgetown.
Police said that acting on information received, ranks from the Guyana Police Force went to the location around 6.30 pm and found the haversack, which contained the AK-47 rifle, an extended .380 magazine and 196 live rounds of 7.62 x 39, .40 and. 380 ammunition.
No arrests have been made but an investigation is ongoing, police added.