A Goed Fortuin businessman was yesterday arrested over a gun and ammunition.
The police in a statement said that at about 12.30 am yesterday, acting on information received, Police ranks went to School Street, Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, where they contacted Luis Moreno, a 34-year-old businessman who was standing in his yard.
One of the ranks told him of the suspicion that he had a firearm on his premises without a licence and requested to carry out a search on his person and premises. Moreno permitted the police to search him and his home.
Nothing of evidential value was found on Moreno, the police said. The ranks then proceeded to the upper flat of the two-storey building, where searches were conducted in the back verandah in the presence of Moreno. Inside a barrel with clothing, the ranks found one .38 revolver (the serial number was filed off) and six live matching rounds of ammunition.
A further search unearthed a small black rectangular box which contained 65 live 9mm rounds of ammunition and one black 9mm magazine. Moreno was cautioned, and he replied, saying the ammunition was his but not the gun.
He was then arrested and escorted with the firearm and ammunition to the La Grange Police Station. Moreno remains in custody pending further investigations.
