Three busted with gun, ammo and drugs in Berbice

(Kaieteur News) – Four men were arrested by police in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Monday after they were reportedly caught in possession of a firearm, ammunition and narcotics.

According to the police, on Monday, at about 10:40am, ranks acting on information proceeded to No. 1 Road, Corentyne, Berbice, where they observed four males who were with two motorcycles. One of the motorcycles bore registration number CS 7869, and the other was without a registration number.

The ranks then conducted a search on the four individuals, and found one 12-guage shot gun on one of the males who had a black haversack strapped to his back. Also discovered were eighteen 12-gauge shotgun cartridges and fifteen small zip-lock bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.