A Bladen Hall businessman has been arrested by the police after he was found yesterday with two guns – one in his crotch and another in his pants pocket.
In a statement, the police said that at around 3 am yesterday, a party of Police ranks were on Mobile Patrol with a Force motor vehicle in the vicinity of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The ranks, acting on information received, went to 2J’s Supermarket located at Strathspey, ECD where they made contact with the 29-year-old businessman of Bladen Hall.
A search was conducted on his person, and one black .32 Taurus Pistol with eight matching rounds of ammunition was found in his crotch. A further search was carried out on him, and in his left pants pocket, the ranks found one black and silver firearm with seven live matching rounds of ammunition.
The businessman was told of the offence committed, cautioned, arrested and escorted to Vigilance Police Station along with the two firearms and ammunition. Investigations are in progress.
