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A MINI-BUS conductor was on Tuesday sentenced to two years’ jail by Magistrate Faith McGusty for being in possession of a component of ammunition without being a licensed firearm holder.
Anthony Pereira, 23, of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, after being on trial was found guilty of having a .32 spent shell in his possession on September 29, 2017 at Croal Street, Georgetown.
The matter was prosecuted by Police Prosecutor Christopher Morris. According to reports on the day in question, the police on patrol duty in the area conducted a search on the defendant and the spent shell was found in his pants pocket.
2 thoughts on “Two years for having a spent shell”
A spent Shell. I can vividly remember when the Rifle Ranges were located at the spot where the GDF Headquarters now stands. We would visit that place and collect all the spent .303 Shells and use them to play Games.
Time in jail for a spent shell is more the ridiculous. Now, if that is a pretext for jailing Anthony Pereira that is another thing.
However, if Anthony Pereira, is a known criminal, but that is the only evidence I will go along with it.