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Miner who throws gun in river, tells cop he wanted to kill a man
Kaieteur News – After throwing a firearm overboard in a black bag at Bartica Stelling, Cuyuni Mazuruni, Region Seven, a 29-year-old miner reportedly told police whilst in custody that he had an illegal firearm in his possession because he wanted to kill a man.
Arrested, Fernando Fredericks
Police have identified the man as Fernando Fredericks, a resident of Old Scheme Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE). According to a report issued by police, Fredericks was arrested on Friday last at Bartica Stelling. It was related that Fredericks was a passenger in a Parika-bound speedboat, at the time of his arrest. During the process of Frederick’s apprehension, he reportedly threw an object he had in his possession in a bag overboard. Thereafter, ranks escorted him to the Bartica Police Station, and he was placed in custody, where he was questioned about the article that was in the bag he threw overboard.
Fredericks initially claimed that the bag contained marijuana, which was made submersible because he had a brick in the bag. Notably, police said further investigations over the weekend revealed that he lied and the item in the bag was not marijuana but actually a firearm. The man reportedly told ranks that some time ago he bought the firearm from an individual in Venezuela and hid it on the Landing while passing through Puruni. Fredericks further alleged that some time ago, a man who had an ongoing problem with his family went to his (Fredericks) mother’s house in the Essequibo Coast and discharged several rounds. Due to this incident, Fredericks explained that on Thursday last, he returned to Puruni and retrieved the firearm with the intention of returning to Essequibo to kill the man, who fired rounds in front of his mother’s house.
The 9mm that was found
Police subsequently took Fredericks back to Puruni to identify the location from where he had retrieved the firearm. On Sunday, at about 22:00hrs with the assistance of a diver, ranks were able to retrieve the firearm that was in the black bag from the river at Bartica Stelling. The firearm, a 9mm Luger was shown to Fredericks, who identified it as the firearm he threw overboard. It contained five 9mm rounds of ammunitions. Notably, no visible serial number was seen on the firearm. Following that, Fredericks was told of the offence and cautioned. The firearm and ammunition were marked, packaged and lodged. He remains in custody, assisting with the investigations.
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