Trio wanted for AK-47 assault rifle bust

Last Updated on Thursday, 28 May 2026, 21:08 by Writer

Hours after a West Bank Demerara man was arraigned on an indictable charge of illegal possession of ten AK-47 assault rifles, police said three others were wanted in connection with that arms cache bust.

They are 33-year-old Antonio Alonzo “Lanzo” Lawrie, Ryan “Satan” Singh of Parika Outfall Seadam, and 21-year-old Gregory Anthony Persaud if Area ‘G’ Ogle, East Coast Demerara and Farm, East Coast Demerara.

Earlier on Thursday, 33-year-old Stephen Raja of Back Street, Goed Fortuin Village was arraigned for illegal possession of arms.

A New Amsterdam magistrate read the charge to the accused but he was not required to plead.

Police said the man was subsequently remanded to prison after bail was refused.

The matter was adjourned to June 15.

During the operation, police said they were conducting a stop-and-search exercise along the Berbice River Bridge access road between 1 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. when a black Toyota Corolla Fielder motor car bearing registration number HC 9018 was stopped.

Police said the driver of the vehicle drove away from the ranks, escaping eastward.

Acting on information received, ranks later conducted a search along No. 11 Village Public Road, where ten AK-47 rifles were found wrapped in plastic and cloth, police stated.