A man is now a remanded prisoner on charges of having an illegal gun and ammunition after police say the items were found in his toilet tank during a search of his home.
The allegation against Jason Augustine is that on August 8, at his 464 Canvas City, Wismar, Linden home, he had in his possession a .40 Smith and Wesson firearm without a licence.
On the same day, Augustine is also alleged to have had 27 live rounds of .40 ammunition and 14 live rounds of 9mm ammunition without a licence. The young man denied the charges when they were read to him by Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield said police conducted the search after receiving information.
He said the police went to Augustine’s home and conducted a search, in the presence of his father and stepmother, which uncovered the items found in the cistern of the toilet tank.
According to Mansfield, Augustine admitted under caution that the items were his and that he had
