Some missing service weapons recovered – Blanhum

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn (centre) and other officials during the seminar on Tuesday (Ministry of Home Affairs photo)

A number of firearms that were discovered missing from both the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been recovered, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.

The Ministry of Home Affairs reported that Blanhum made the disclosure on Tuesday while giving a presentation on the national perspective regarding the state of the disarmament in Guyana’s security landscape at a Virtual Executive Seminar.

The seminar was held by the United Nations (UN) Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNLIREC).