Fri, Jun 26, 2026
Fri, Jun 26, 2026
Another man arrested as AK-47 firearm probe continues
As the Guyana Police Force continues to probe the discovery of 10 AK-47 rifles, a 21-year-old resident of Farm, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Friday.
Police Headquarters said one extended magazine, suspected to be for a 9mm firearm, was found in the 21-year-old wash bay attendant’s bedroom at Farm.
In a release, it was noted that Police went to the man’s house after two other suspects were arrested. The 21-year-old was arrested after the magazine was found in his room.
Earlier this week, Antonio Alonzo Lawrie, also known as “Lanzo,” and Gregory Anthony Persaud, also known as “Satan,” turned themselves in at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters on Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, in the company of their attorneys.
The Guyana Police Force had issued wanted bulletins on May 28 for Lawrie, Persaud and a third man, Ryan Singh, as investigations intensified into the seizure of ten AK-47 rifles at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice. Police said the men are wanted in relation to an alleged firearm possession investigation that led to the arrest and subsequent charge of taxi driver Stephen Rajah of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.
Rajah appeared before the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with possession of firearms. He was not required to plead to the indictable offence and was remanded to prison after bail was refused. The matter was adjourned to June 15, 2026.
According to police, Rajah was arrested on May 22 after ranks conducting a stop-and-search exercise along the Berbice River Bridge Access Road intercepted a black Toyota Fielder Wagon bearing registration number HC 9018.
Investigators later uncovered ten AK-47 rifles, prompting a wider probe and the issuance of wanted bulletins for the three men.