A boat captain was given a two-year suspended sentence and a $100,000 fine yesterday after he admitted to having illegal possession of a gun, which he said his boss had asked him to return to its owner in order to get its licence renewed.
Joseph Allen, 64, was read two charges by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in Georgetown.
The first charge alleged that on July 2nd, at Mabaruma Police Station, Allen had a 9 mm-calibre handgun in his possession without being a licensed firearm holder.
