A gang of about 30 men, including presidential guards, early yesterday morning stormed into Guyana Sandport Inc. at Coverden, East Bank Demerara, overpowering security guards and damaging a conveyer belt, in what is believed to be an attempt to shut the company down.

Up to press time last evening, about 14 of the perpetrators, some of whom were armed with guns, were in police custody and police sources say that they will be slapped with property damage charges. Among those in custody is the co-owner of the company, which exports sand and stone and four presidential guards.

Efforts to contact senior police officials for…..