Police seize high-powered firearms, drugs during raid in South G/Town

Several high-powered firearms along with a quantity of ammunition and narcotics were seized by ranks of the Criminal Investigation Department and Narcotics Branch of the Guyana Police Force during an intelligence-led operation on Tuesday.

The operation was conducted between 18:00 hrs and 21:30 hrs in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

Led by a Cadet Officer, the ranks conducted searches in an ‘alleyway’ located at Park Place, South Ruimveldt, which is bordered by a playfield and three houses. While searching the alleyway, Police found a pink suitcase under some zinc sheets in a clump of bushes.

The suitcase was searched and the ranks found:

• one(1) black AR rifle
• one(1) black and blue AR rifle
• one(1) Ruger 9mm pistol with one (1) magazine
• one(1) Taurus 9mm pistol with one (1) magazine
• one(1) BSA telescopic sight
• three (3) ATN Viper telescopic sight
• one(1) Bushnell range finder
• 319 rounds of 9mm ammunition
• 106 rounds of .380 ammunition
• 156 rounds 12 gauge cartridges
• 925 rounds .223 ammunition
• 20 rounds .270WIN ammunition
• 33 rounds .68 ammunition
• 76 rounds .45 ammunition
• 117 rounds .44 ammunition

Further searches were conducted in the same alleyway, during which a rank found a large black plastic bag containing a quantity of suspected Cannabis. When weighed, the narcotics amounted to 3.20 lbs. The firearms, ammunition and Narcotics were photographed and lodged for ballistics testing. Investigators are pursuing two individuals. Investigations are in progress.