Members of the Guyana Police Force last evening conducted an intelligence-led operation at Grove Housing Scheme on the East Bank of Demerara, during which they recovered an AK-47 assault rifle with a magazine and arrested two men.
A release from the police said that the intelligence-led operation was conducted between 19:30 and 20:30 hrs last evening, by detectives from C.I.D., Special Branch and Regional Division 4B. The Police team went to the home of Elroy Scipio, a 47-year-old construction worker who lives at Grove Housing Scheme, EBD, where he was contacted and told why the ranks were there. Scipio invited them inside, where contact was made with Michael Vanderstoop, a 36-year-old construction worker who is also from Grove Housing Scheme.
Police searched the house and found an AK-47 rifle with the serial number filed out and one magazine wrapped in a white tarpaulin. Scipio and Vanderstoop were both questioned as to whether they had a licence to carry the firearm, and they remained silent.
They were both told of the offence, cautioned, arrested, and escorted to the Diamond Police Station, where the firearm and magazine were dusted for fingerprints.
The firearm and magazine were marked, placed in a Firearms Box and lodged at the station to be examined. The two suspects were placed in custody pending further investigation and charges.
