At around 14:30hrs on Sunday last, cops went to Barnwell Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, where contact was made with the 47-year-old driver of a red and white minibus bearing registration number BWW 7635.
The ranks stopped the minibus, and a 37-year-old male sitting in the front passenger seat was seen acting suspiciously.
The ranks identified themselves and requested to carry out a search on his person. He permitted the ranks to conduct the search, during which a bulky blue rag was found lying at his feet.
A rank took possession of the blue rag and unwrapped it, only to find a silver and black .38 revolver containing six live matching rounds of ammunition. A black plastic bag containing 17 rounds of suspected live .38 rounds of ammunition was also discovered.
Searches were conducted on the other two occupants of the said minibus. They were all told of the rank’s suspicion, cautioned, arrested and escorted to the Leonora Police Station.
