After police said they received information which led them to search the home of a Linden man for guns and ammunition, a logger appeared in a city court and was remanded to prison. Devon Robeiro, 34, of Linden told Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, that he was not guilty after the charges were read to him.
The charges alleged that on June 23 in the Upper Demerara River, the defendant had in his possession a .25 pistol with nine live matching rounds and a .38 revolver, while he was not the holder of a valid firearm licence. Robeiro’s attorney sought reasonable bail for him, telling the court that his client is not a flight risk and he fully cooperated with the police after he was arrested.
The police had no reason before his client’s arrest to associate him with any criminal act, the
