A 51-year-old construction worker and his 34-year-old wife were arrested by the police following the discovery of an AK-47 assault rifle, handgun, cash, ammunitions and cannabis at their North Sophia home on Sunday night.

Reports are that an intelligence-led operation that lasted for six hours was supervised by a new officer in charge of narcotics.

The Superintendent and ranks stationed at CID Headquarters visited the home around 22:30hrs on Sunday night.

In addition to the firearms that were found, police also seized more than thirty-two kilograms of suspected cannabis wrapped in over five dozen parcels, $US currency and several hundred thousand Guyana dollars.

According to residents in the area, when police arrived at the home, the construction worker threw a small blue barrel over his fence.

When police retrieved the barrel, the guns and other illegal items wrapped up were found inside.

Police said a third suspect is currently being sought as investigations continue.