Calvin Allen, the coach of the Guyana Police Force’s football club, was arrested yesterday after he was found with a firearm and several live rounds in his possession.
The arrest was made by officers attached to the Brickdam Police Station during a mobile patrol in ‘C’ Field, Sophia.
According to the police, the football coach, 43, of ‘B’ Field, Sophia was in ‘C’ Field, Sophia, walking when he was stopped and searched.
Police ranks found a .32 Taurus Pistol with the serial number filed off and nine live matching rounds in the waist of his pants.
The man was told of the allegation, cautioned and subsequently taken to the Turkeyen Police station, where the firearm was processed for latent prints, sealed and lodged.
Meanwhile, when contacted by Stabroek News Allen stated that there was an attempted robbery in the area yesterday morning and villagers who found the weapon handed it over to him, telling him that he was better able to deal with the matter given his status.
The coach stated that he was in the process of making a call to his superior when a police van pulled up and he was searched. The man said despite his attempt to explain he was arrested and taken to the Brickdam Police Station.
