Three persons are currently in police custody as the investigation into the theft of weapons and ammunition from Radar Security and Supplies continues.
Stabroek News understands that among the suspects in custody are two employees: the weapons training officer and a guard of the security firm.
The police had confirmed the theft which 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 security firm, according to the police is owned by a 49-year-old businessman of Diamond, East Bank Demerara.
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 12-gauge cartridges, five hundred and fifty-eight rounds of .32 ammunition and eighteen 9mm rounds of ammunition.
The police had said 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.
