3 arrested for illegal guns at New Amsterdam House

Apr 27, 2022 News

The illegal guns and matching ammunition found in the New Amsterdam house.

Kaieteur News – Two men and a woman were on Monday arrested for the illegal possession of two firearms found in separate bedrooms of a house located at New Amsterdam, Berbice, Region Six.
A police report identified the detained individuals as a 47-year-old self-employed woman of Queenstown, New Amsterdam, the owner of the house; a mixed race male welder, 30, from West Canefield, East Canje Berbice, and a mixed race male farmer, also age 30, of Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice.
Police arrested the suspects after conducting a search exercise at the woman’s home around 18:15hrs.
During the search, ranks discovered two illegal .32 Pistols in the woman’s bedrooms with live matching ammunition. One of the guns was found under a mattress and the other on top of a wooden vanity. According to police, the two detained men were inside the woman’s home when the guns were located.
Police cautioned them of the offences committed and they were all arrested and taken to the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam along with the firearms and ammunitions. Police have stated that all of the suspects have since denied ownership of the weapons.
Investigations are ongoing.

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