Police discover shotgun in fowl-pen, ganja in septic tank

–suspect on the run, aunt in custody

THE police in ‘C’ Division continue to make headway in their weekly searches of targeted areas along the lower and upper East Coast Demerara with the unearthing of weapons, ammunition and illegal drugs.

On Friday, the police carried out a routine search in the village of Bare Root, East Coast Demerara where acting on information they searched a house and other areas in a yard.

In a fowl pen in the yard, police found an improvised shotgun, which is believed to be owned by a man who is known to the police but has since gone into hiding.

However the police arrested his aunt, an MMC security guard who admitted to the police that she also has access to the fowl pen.

According to police sources, the weapon was discovered in a place where it would be impossible for the woman to have access to the fowl pen and not notice it.

Meanwhile in the same yard, the police searched the septic tank area and stumbled on several grammes of what is suspected to be marijuana, which was also confiscated and removed from the property along with the shotgun.

Meanwhile, police in the same division on Saturday responded to a report of robbery which was committed on Bibi Deonarine of Better Hope, after she had disembarked a minibus.

According to reports, the woman was walking when a bicycle bandit rode up to her and commenced a robbery attack. However, police who were patrolling the area observed the incident and challenged the man who was later arrested.

Prior to being arrested the man was attempting to flee the scene on his bicycle. The police carried out a search on his person and found a Glock 9MM pistol in his possession along with the items which he took from the woman.

The man was placed in the lockups and the woman handed back her belongings – a handbag, cash and spectacles. She also gave the police a statement which would be used in prosecuting the man.

(By Leroy Smith)

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