Two males were taken into custody Tuesday morning after police relieved one of them of an improvised shotgun with one live cartridge at Hotoquai, Barima, North West District (NWD), on a plot of land with dozens of cannabis sativa seedlings in containers.

According to a police release, about 10:30h, ranks were responding to a report of threats made against a Village Leader by one of the suspects when the discovery was made. The suspects who reside at Mabaruma and Port Kaituma respectively are likely to be arraigned before a Magistrate soon.