The police are investigating the theft of weapons and ammunition from Radar Security and Supplies and two employees are in custody.
Reported stolen are two single-barrel shotguns valued at $950,000; four 9mm Taurus Pistols valued at $1,400,000; five Taurus .32 pistols valued at $1,425,000; twenty-five (25) 12 gauge cartridges, five hundred and fifty-eight (538) .32 ammunition, and eighteen (18) 9mm rounds of ammunition, all property of the above-mentioned security firm.
The police are investigating the theft of weapons and ammunition from Radar Security and Supplies and two employees are in custody.
Reported stolen are two single-barrel shotguns valued at $950,000; four 9mm Taurus Pistols valued at $1,400,000; five Taurus .32 pistols valued at $1,425,000; twenty-five (25) 12 gauge cartridges, five hundred and fifty-eight (538) .32 ammunition, and eighteen (18) 9mm rounds of ammunition, all property of the above-mentioned security firm.
A statement from the police said that the company is owned by a 49-year-old businessman of Diamond, East Bank Demerara. The theft occurred between 10:00 hrs on Christmas Day (Dec 25 2022) and 18:30 hrs on Dec 26 2022, at Radar Security and Supplies’ office at Lot 79 Carmichael Street, Georgetown.
The weapons training officer found that the padlocks on the strongbox had been cut off. The chain that secured the firearms was also cut and the firearms mentioned were missing.
The weapons training officer and a guard are in custody.