Omali Medas, a 19-year-old labourer from Sophia was arrested at about 12.30 am on Monday after Police acted on information received and intercepted a white Honda XR motorcycle (without Registration number or documents) between Regent and Wellington streets, Georgetown, the police said yesterday.
Police searched the motorcyclist and found a .32 Taurus pistol with a magazine in his pants crotch.
Medas was asked if he was the holder of a firearm licence, and he replied ‘no’. Medas was told of the offence committed, arrested, and escorted to the Brickdam Police Station, where the Firearm was marked and placed in a transparent evidence bag in his presence, then lodged with the Station Sergeant for safekeeping.
The suspect is in custody and is slated to be charged.