Police trail car, arrest Bagotville man with unlicensed gun

In the wee hours of Friday, Samuel McIntyre, a 32-year-old self-employed resident of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara was arrested after he was found with an unlicensed gun.

Acting on information, Police trailed the Toyota Allion car McIntyre was driving from a bar located at New Road Vreed-en-Hoop to Crane Old Road, where the driver was stopped and the car was searched.

McIntyre was told of the suspicion that he was carrying an unlicensed firearm in his possession; a search was requested, to which he agreed.

During the search, the police ranks found a 9mm Taurus pistol and a magazine containing eight live matching rounds of ammunition.

Police took possession of the firearm and ammunition and told McIntyre of the offence committed.

He was cautioned, arrested and escorted along with the suspected firearm and ammunition to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station.