Probe ongoing but no evidence of guns being rented for crimes

The Guyana Police Force does not have any proof that licensed firearms were rented out to commit recent robberies, Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud said on Monday.

During the launch of the police force’s annual Christmas Policing Plan, Persaud was asked about statistics that could show criminal activities being linked to rented licensed firearms.

“I don’t recall that evidence has been collected to prove that in any of the cases but the lines of inquiry are