A 21-year-old businessman of South Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, is in police custody after a .40 Glock pistol and four matching rounds of ammunition were found in his possession.
According to a police report, ranks were performing ‘roadblock’ duties in the vicinity of the main access road at Triumph, East Coast Demerara, when a white heavily-tinted Toyota Rumion motor car bearing licence plate PXX 2117 was stopped.
A search was conducted on the motor car, driver and occupants and a suspected .40 Glock pistol (serial number unknown) containing four suspected .40 rounds of ammunition was discovered in the pants crotch of one of the passengers, who was found to be a businessman.
The man was told of the offence committed, cautioned and taken to the Beterverwagting Police Station, East Coast Demerara where he is assisting with investigations.
