Four men, two of whom are ‘known characters,’ were arrested on Sunday night after an unlicensed pistol with four live rounds was found in a car that was intercepted at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Reports indicate that at about 22:45hrs on Sunday night, an ECD mobile patrol which was commanded by a subordinate officer observed the suspicious movements of a motorcar on the Railway Embankment and subsequently intercepted same where an illegal pistol was found.
The vehicle and its four male occupants, inclusive of the driver, were searched and the pistol with four live rounds was found in the possession of the 47-year-old driver who resides in Prince William Street, Plaisance ECD.
Police said that two of the men are known characters – one has a narcotics charge pending before the court and the other is wanted in connection with several offences.
