Cops seeking source of guns used in foiled bank heist

Dead: Elton Wray

The police were up to last evening working to determine how the men who plotted and carried out last Tuesday’s attempted robbery on Republic Bank’s Water Street branch sourced their weapons.

This is according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, who told Stabroek News that so far there has been speculation that one of the five suspects in custody provided the weapons to the group.

“…One of the suspects is claiming that it’s Haynes, while another is saying that it’s one of the police ranks in custody,” Blanhum said.

While the alleged mastermind of the foiled attempt, Elton Wray, also known as ‘Peas,’ 25, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was