Cop remanded on AK-47 charge

Orin Samuels

A police officer found himself on the wrong side of the law yesterday, charged with the illegal possession of an AK-47 assault rifle and several rounds of ammunition.

Orin Samuels pleaded not guilty to the charges which stated on June 5, at Mahaica, he had in his possession thirty-seven 7.62 x3 rounds of ammunition without being the holder of a firearm licence. It was further alleged that on the same day, he also had in his possession an AK-47 assault rifle without being the holder of a firearm licence.

According to the facts read in court, acting on information obtained by the