Arms in barrel probe

BY Staff
Published: October 1, 2008 in News

Aboud turns himself in

Trinidadian Joseph Aboud, accompanied by a prominent lawyer, yesterday turned himself over to the police for questioning into the recent Regent Street arms bust, but the other two men wanted in connection with the discovery remained at large up to press time.

Frankie Ross

Stabroek News understands that the 31-year-old contacted the lawyer early yesterday morning saying that he had just returned from the interior and wanted to turn himself in.

He was advised that that was the best course of action and around 12.30 pm, accompanied by the lawyer, he went to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Head-quarters, Eve Leary, where he was detained after being processed.

Up to press time yesterday, Aboud, whose local address was given as 355 Cummings Street, Albert-town, was still in custody being grilled in connection with allegations of illegal importation of firearms and ammunition.

Police last Friday issued wanted bulletins for Aboud, businessman Clayton Hutson and 23-year-old Frankie Ross for questioning with regard to the cache of high powered guns, a large quantity of ammunition and other articles found in a barrel under a house at Lot 120 Regent Street, Bourda.

There has been no further word on the status of the three women who were initially arrested but released on station bail on Sunday. As a condition of their release, the women are to report to the police regularly. According to sources, the investigation was still in progress and it would be difficult at this stage to determine if charges would be brought against the women, who have all repeatedly denied any knowledge of the barrel’s contents.

Clayton Hutson

There are suspicions that the weapons were recently imported and were just being temporarily stored at the house. Stabroek News was told that ballistics tests were completed and showed that the weapons were not used in the commission of any crime here.

Ross, who is a close relative of the three women, is said to be the owner of the barrel though he does not reside at that address. Police had also searched the home of Aboud but found nothing.

While Ross is not well known to investigators, the other two are and would be seen around the city frequently.

Police, in a release issued last Thursday, said they had searched the Lot 120 Regent Street, Bourda, house around 6.30 pm on Wednesday. There they had discovered an AK-47 rifle with the number filed off, a pistol with a silencer, a Mossberg shotgun, 713 rounds of ammunition of various calibre, 7 magazines for different firearms, a green camouflage water bottle and a green canvas pouch in a barrel.

Sources had told this newspaper that the army had first descended on the home and discovered the illegal items. After removing the items, they contacted the police who later removed the barrel from the premises.
In the bulletin, police said that 44-year-old Hutson’s last known address was Lot 50 New Hope, East Bank Demerara. He has a mole on the bridge of his nose and is 5 ft, five ins tall.

Hutson, who is the owner of several businesses, had been before the court on several occasions.

Ross is five ft five ins tall. His place of abode is unknown, police said.

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19 Comments

amen-ra says:

October 1, 2008 at 5:49 am

You did the right thing to turn yourself in, now i hope you tell the police everything you know. One down two to go.

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sheik says:

October 1, 2008 at 6:17 am

This is a smart Trini.He has learned from Fineman and Skinny demise.Is only Green and Erskine not learning any thing.

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Fulano de Tal says:

October 1, 2008 at 7:43 am

A welcome development. Let’s see what comes out of it. I suspect that after being “grilled” for a few days he’ll be released on bail & left to continue with his “activities”, no tracking, no monitoring. Who knows, the DPP might even recommend that no charges be made against him. In a real justice system, he’ll be made to spend a very long time in a state penetentiary but in beautiful Guyana things seem to be different, especially when dealing with certain types of “notorious” individuals.

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- Dtech says:
  
  October 1, 2008 at 10:07 am
  
  Hats off to you……..wellll said…….i couldnt have said it better myself…….u does know tru guyanese
Incognegro says:

October 1, 2008 at 7:54 am

Clay named being called? Hmmmmmm!

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- Dtech says:
  
  October 1, 2008 at 8:58 am
  
  Yeah…he name being called……….but thats all it gona be…..jus a name calling…….their wouldnt be no charges……..”Oh Beautyfull Guyana”
evileyes says:

October 1, 2008 at 8:56 am

Joseph Aboud….A Trini in Guyana returned from the interior???? Hmmm must we find out what business he has in the interior? In Guyana we dont say “youre in the interior” We say youre in the bush….And lately we saw lots of things happened in the bush…and we heard a speech saying they will go to the bush and become gorrila fighters…Check out this Trini with a fine tooth comb and you will get lots of action….JS, this is yet another oppertune time to perform your duty…

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- briantee says:
  
  October 1, 2008 at 12:46 pm
  
  Evileyes at last I agree with you on something
  He comin from the “interior” . Must be a real trini- hope he didnt get malaria.
Shea30 says:

October 1, 2008 at 10:36 am

Another foreigner held over a crime in Guyana…why is it that Guyana welcome these foreigners with open arms…it boggles the mind. I understand we’re the land of the free but for goodness sake, I beg of you to keep better track of the immigrants.

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- Charriot says:
  
  October 1, 2008 at 12:29 pm
  
  We can’t even track to locals, muchless the foreigners. With the type of weapons found, there’s got to be drugs, or drug activity in the interior. JS check this one with a fine teeth comb!!!
  
  Don’t let him go until the coast is clear………
- malaika06 says:
  
  October 1, 2008 at 12:41 pm
  
  I’m still waiting to find out what is this man’s immigration status. Is he married to one of the local women? C’mon SN you need to do some basic footwork. Guyanese in the Islands are harassed and even deported for far less than this
- drumup_change says:
  
  October 1, 2008 at 10:49 pm
  
  ……some may be operating in the name of special forces on some one behalf….who knows …..
torbo says:

October 1, 2008 at 10:55 am

i am in agreement that nothing will come out of this just take a look back at
the two persons who was wanted with roger khan , one turn himself in and
he was fined 25,000 for having a army boots he is now walking and driving the streets of guyana
and he is even going to the police station and interrogating suspects hmmm…
what a joke , may i add you can commit crimes overseas and return to your
green jurassic park country guyana and become a respected
business/police/crime fighter and possibly president without any back ground
check dont you love your country and the present government, lets wait and see
what will happen to this trini.

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onelove says:

October 1, 2008 at 2:38 pm

some of us in this blog last week stated that those men was tip off thats why they dissepair,how now they are showing up?

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- evileyes says:
  
  October 1, 2008 at 4:45 pm
  
  onelove…you hear where he was? in the bush…why you think he give up? he know good things happening in the bush…like in the bush at Christmas Falls and Lindo Creek ehehehehe you think he smaat? ehehehehehe
onelove says:

October 1, 2008 at 8:35 pm

evileyes you are too funny love yah baby

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drumup_change says:

October 1, 2008 at 10:43 pm

“Stabroek News was told that ballistics tests were completed and showed that the weapons were not used in the commission of any crime here”

…….this is very interesting……..the police know when to use the bullistic expert……in this case the police crime lab was ask to go to work investigating these wepons…….however!!………when officer george got shot……the bullistic expert was on leave and police crime lad was close…….dpp could not compleat gilhuys shooting because it was not a crime…… bullistic testing was not needed……this country needs closing down….this is not corruption….the poor is in trouble …..

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true guyanese says:

October 2, 2008 at 5:56 am

well,,well here we go a trini suspected of dealing with arms just return from the interior…..i do hope the C.O.P. carry out a proper investigation as to his presence in the interior as recently we had a lot of robberies there……….i hope they treat him the same way the treat guyanese to get information..and not as a king………………

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Shea30 says:

October 1, 2008 at 1:48 pm

You got a point there Chariot….we certainly haven’t seen any progress in terms of tracking citizens much less foreigners but it has become apparent that we at least need to track immigrants…won’t you say?; our neighboring countries seemed to manage quite well – I read, recently, that the Barbadians immigration sent back a plane with Guyana nationals who were entering their country supposedly for holiday…go figure!

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