YING Xin Su, a 30-year-old travel agent, has been charged and remanded to prison after facing charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition without licence.
It is alleged that on July 9, 2024, she had a 9mm Glock pistol and 14 9mm rounds of ammunition in her possession, when she was not the holder of a firearm licence.
Ying Xin Su denied the charges when she appeared before Magistrate Dylon Bess at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrates’ Courts. Bail was refused, and she was remanded.
The accused has to return to court on July 22, 2024.
The charges against Ying Xin Su came several days after she was arrested, along with two male Chinese nationals at a city hotel. Their arrest was as a result of an inter-agency intelligence-led operation that involved gold smuggling and other illegal activities.
The July 9, 2024 operation was a coordinated effort by various intelligence agencies, which led to the seizure of G$39 million and an unlicensed 9mm pistol with 15 matching rounds of ammunition.
Police said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the individuals are part of a transnational criminal organisation involved in gold smuggling and other illegal activities.
The seized funds and firearm are believed to be connected to these illicit operations.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) issued a wanted bulletin for a fourth Chinese national following the recent dismantling of the transnational criminal network. This person is wanted for questioning in relation to money laundering and related serious offences.
He has been identified as Zhenjian Fang, a 44-year-old Chinese national, whose last known address is Lot 47, New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the suspect is asked to contact the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), an arm of the GPF, on 225-3084, 225-3079, or the nearest police station. All information will be treated with strict confidence.
As investigations continue, the authorities are working diligently to uncover the full extent of the criminal network and its activities within and beyond Guyana’s borders.
