A twenty-seven-year-old man was yesterday remanded by Magistrate Fabayo Azore for knowingly importing ammunition at Muneshwer’s Wharf.
Leon Langford Ifill, of Princes Street, Georgetown, stood to answer to the charge before Magistrate Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. It was alleged that on September 4, 2024, at Muneshwer’s Wharf, he knowingly imported 496 9mm shells without proper authorization. He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Prosecutor Quincy Lacon objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the offence. He told the court that on the day in question, officers from the Guyana Revenue Authority, along with ranks from the Guyana Police Force, in an intelligence-led operation, went to Muneshwer’s Wharf where they made contact with the defendant who was uplifting a barrel sent from the United States of America. A search was conducted on the said barrel in the presence of Ifill and it unearthed a black container with 496 9mm rounds of ammunition.