Police find unlicensed pistol, shotgun

– in two separate districts

POLICE arrested two men after they were found with an unlicensed gun in their possession in Berbice on Sunday.According to a police press release, at about 11:00hrs on Sunday, ranks conducted a search on two men on the roadway at Corriverton, Berbice, during which an unlicensed .22 Browning pistol was found.
And in a separate incident at about 15:00hrs on Sunday, police conducted a search on a mining camp at Chinese Landing, Barama River, during which an unlicensed 12-gauge shotgun along with three cartridges were found.
Four men have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.
Meanwhile, miner Glendon Cox, 45, of Aberdeen, Essequibo Coast was fatally stabbed at about 01:00 hrs on Monday.
According to reports, Cox was involved in an argument with a man at 4 Miles, Arakaka, North West District (NWD), when he was fatally stabbed.
The suspect has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations.

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