A 21-year-old businessman of Turkeyen who found himself in hot water after he was allegedly found with an illegal firearm during a roadblock, has been granted bail.
The accused, Joshua Taylor called ‘Chiney’, of South Turkeyen, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charges of possession of ammunition without a licence and possession of firearm without a licence.
In court, Taylor pleaded not guilty to the charge and was placed on $200,000 bail with the matter scheduled to be called again on May 12.
According to the police it was alleged that Taylor, on April 04 at Triumph, East Coast Demerara, had in his possession one firearm along with several matching rounds without licence.
Reports are that Taylor was in a heavily tinted vehicle, bearing licence plate, PXX 2117, when he along with the driver were stopped at a road block at Triumph, East Coast Demerara.
Taylor and the driver were subjected to a search during which a .40 Glock pistol with four suspected .40 rounds of ammunition were allegedly found in the pants crotch of the businessman.
Taylor was told of the offence, cautioned and escorted to the Beterverwagting Police Station, on the East Coast Demerara.
