Friends remanded over gun, ammo found in hotel room

Two friends were yesterday remanded to prison on firearm and ammunition charges.

Mark Lee Young, 39, of Newtown, Kitty and Jamal Arlington Henry, 22, of 857 Block X Diamond, East Bank Demerara, were read joint charges by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown.

The first charge stated that on October 11, at Queen Street, Kitty, they had a .38 revolver in their possession, without being licensed firearm holders.

It was further alleged that they also had six live .38 rounds of ammunition in their possession without being the holders of a firearm licence.

Both men