https://i0.wp.com/demerarawaves.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/UG-2024-5.png!

Crime

One of three Venezuelans pleads guilty to illegal possession of guns, ammo, drugs charges

One of three Venezuelans, who were arrested allegedly with unlicensed guns, ammunition and narcotics at Arakaka, North West District, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the offences and was sentenced to six years imprisonment, police said. The Guyana Police Force said Eliezer Vera was sentenced to three years imprisonment  and fined GY$58,230 for being in possession of  64.7 grammes of marijuana ...

Read More »

Housing Ministry’s enforcement officer charged with firing gun

An enforcement officer of the Ministry of Housing was charged on Monday with discharging a firearm last week at Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, police said. The Guyana Police Force said 33-year old Leonardo Sookram of 64 West Ruimveldt, Georgetown was arrested last Friday by police at the Timehri Police Station. He was charged with discharging a firearm within 100 yards ...

Read More »

Goldminer, architect, contractor shot during robbery in Diamond

A gold miner, architect and contractors were early Sunday morning shot and injured during a robbery committed on a gold miner at a business place in Diamond, East Bank Demerara, police said. The man from whom a 9 MM handgun, 10 rounds of ammunition a 38-pennyweight gold chain was stolen has been identified by police as gold miner 45-year-old Aubrey ...

Read More »

Suspected Venezuelans held with guns, drugs

Three Spanish-speaking men, believed to be Venezuelans, were arrested for being in possession of several guns, ammunition and narcotics late Friday in a Guyanese man’s house at Arakaka, North West District, police said. The police force said the Guyanese man, Reny ‘Pony Tail’ Melville, fled the scene. Those arrested were identified by police as Eliyer Vera Venez, Romel Masim, and ...

Read More »

Large number of ammunition found in Mocha

Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) agents on Thursday discovered an estimated 400 rounds a variety of ammunition in an unfinished abandoned house at Mocha Squatting Area, CANU Head James Singh said. No one was arrested or detained as no one turned up to collect the bullets and agents opted to move in and uplift the bag. Mr Singh said the ammunition, ...

Read More »

Guns, ganja found at airport in barrel shipped from New York.

Eight 9 MM handguns and five bulky bags of marijuana were Wednesday afternoon discovered in a barrel by Customs officers at the La Parkan Shipping bond, Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The barrel was shipped by someone who gave an address in Bronx, New York and was consigned to a relative in New Amsterdam, Berbice. The weight of the drugs has ...

Read More »

Canada to fund Haiti’s fight against gangs, diseases

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced a CDN$3.4 million initiative to provide equipment and assistance to improve the security situation in Haiti, at the Canada-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit being held in Ottawa. He said the aid is to “fight weapons-related violence.”  He added that Canada would launch a multi-year training programme to assist Haiti’s National Police Force to ...

Read More »

Court dismisses charges against PNC supporters in Lethem

Two members of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), who resisted the eviction and demolition of a building housing their party’s office in Lethem, had charges against them dismissed because the prosecution could prove that the building was in possession of the State. Their Attorney-at-Law, Darren Wade, who is also a PNCR member, described the charges as “politically motivated” against ...

Read More »

Guyana beefing up forensic investigation capacity; application of new forfeiture legislation

Several foreign forensic experts have been hired to boost the capacity of the Guyana Forensic Laboratory and they have also been tasked with collaborating with the University of Guyana (UG) to formulate course to assist with the science-based solving of crimes, Attorney General Anil Nandlall announced on Monday. “To add to what is there already, we have imported four highly ...

Read More »

Forgery case against purchaser of C-Island Hotel dismissed

A case of forgery of agreement of sale for the GY$50 million purchase of a hotel in Georgetown has been dismissed because of inconsistent evidence by police fingerprint experts. Police had alleged that Marlus Hendricks, the purchaser of C-Island Hotel, High and Princes Street, Georgetown forged the signature of the then owner, Antoine Charles on the Agreement of Sale July ...

Read More »