A miner who pelted a gun after he was about to be searched by the police has been arrested.
The police say that at about 2.50 am yesterday, ranks were on Mobile Patrol duty with a Force motor vehicle in the vicinity of Melanie, East Coast Demerara. The ranks, acting on information received, went to Melanie Market Road, where they made contact with a 26-year-old miner.
A search was about to be conducted on his person, but the police said that the 26-year-old ran away.
The ranks gave chase, and he was caught, but not before pelting a metal object under a nearby motor car. The Police recovered the object, which turned out to be one .32 Taurus Revolver with four live matching rounds of ammunition. The suspect was told of the allegation, cautioned, and he remained silent. He was then arrested and escorted to the Vigilance Police Station along with the said firearm and ammunition. Investigations are continuing.
