GNBS inspectors assaulted while seizing substandard electrical fittings

Some of the seized items (GNBS photo)

Inspectors attached to the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) were yesterday assaulted while attempting to seize substandard electrical fittings from a West Coast Demerara hardware store.

GNBS in a press release stated that the incident occurred at the Carrefour Hardware Store located on the West Coast of Demerara as the inspectors were carrying out routine inspection activities. During the activity, the inspectors discovered items that did not meet the labelling requirements of GNBS and as such the proprietor of the business was told that the items were going to be seized.