Three men yesterday appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan where they were charged with the theft of several firearms and a quantity of ammunition from Radar Security Services.
They were not required to enter a plea and were all remanded to prison until January 25.
The three were identified as Carlton Damion Singh aka ‘Fatboy’, Sheldon King aka ‘Noel’, and Linton Trotman aka ‘Dundie’.
They are accused of simple larceny of two 12-gauge shotguns, five .32 pistols, four 9mm pistols, twenty-five 12-gauge rounds, eighteen live 9mm rounds, and thirty-eight live .32 rounds, all property of Radar Security Services.
Apart from Singh being charged with the possession of ammunition without a licence (two .32 live rounds), he was also charged with the possession of 722 grams of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.
Reported stolen were 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, 558 .32 rounds of ammunition, and eighteen 9mm rounds of ammunition, all property of the abovementioned security firm.
A statement from the police informed 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 and 18:30 hrs on Dec 26, at Radar Security and Supplies’ office at Lot 79 Carmichael Street, Georgetown.
The weapons training officer who initially discovered the theft, found that the padlocks on the strongbox had been cut off. The chain that secured the firearms was also cut and the aforementioned firearms mentioned were missing.
The weapons training officer and a guard were placed in custody.
