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TEN AK-47s SEIZED …Major firearms haul sparks high-stakes police probe in Berbice
(Kaieteur News) – Police in Regional Division No. 6 are investigating a major firearms bust after ten AK-47 rifles were discovered on Friday, May 22, 2026, during an operation along the No. 11 Village Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
According to police reports, ranks were conducting a stop-and-search exercise along the Berbice River Bridge Access Road between 01:00 hrs and 04:30 hrs when they intercepted a black Toyota Fielder Wagon bearing registration number HC 9018.
Acting on information received, ranks later conducted a search along No. 11 Village Public Road, where ten AK-47 rifles were found wrapped in plastic and cloth.
The firearms were examined and bore markings consistent with 7.62x39mm rifles. It was also observed that sections of the firearms appeared to have been tampered with, suspected to have been done to obscure serial numbers.
The firearms were escorted to the Central Police Station, where they were lodged pending further investigation.
Further investigations led to the identification of the driver of motor car #HC 9018 as a 33-year-old taxi driver of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.
The man was subsequently intercepted at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, in the said motor car and taken into custody.
Additionally, about 18:00hrs, motor car #PSS 4272, a white Toyota Runx suspected to have also been involved in the transportation of the firearms, was found abandoned at Second Street, Savannah Park, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.
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