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New Amsterdam man jailed on gun possession charge

Feb 18, 2018 News

A New Amsterdam man who is known to the authorities have been jailed for 2 ½ years on a gun possession charge.
Kenata Simpson, 20, of Lot 13 Tucber Park, New Amsterdam, Berbice appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore in the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court on a charge of being in possession of a gun without being the holder of a licence.
This was following the discovery of a gun which was found stashed in a fowl pen in the yard where he resided on January 18, 2017.
According to Prosecutor Corporal Winston Poliah, around 10:00 hrs on the day in question, acting on information, the police swooped down on the premises and conducted a search.
The yard which is well fenced has a fowl pen to the back of the house. The police decided to search the premises ad upon searching the fowl pen discover a .32 semi-automatic Warchester pistol, with a serial number, in a corner of the pen. The man was found hiding close to the pen.
The gun was retrieved and the two occupants were taken into custody.
The man and his mother were at home at the time and they were both taken into custody. The woman was subsequently released.

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