Main drug and firearms bust in Guyana: 17-year-old amongst 5 arrested

In a swift operation on Wednesday, police in Berbice, Guyana, apprehended a bunch of people, together with a 17-year-old boy, following a tip-off concerning the presence of illicit contraband in New Amsterdam. 

The regulation enforcement authorities executed a raid on the suspected property, unearthing a cache of unlawful gadgets.

Firearms and marijuana seized

In the course of the operation, the police seized an unlicensed 12 gauge shotgun,125 rounds of 12 gauge cartridges, 19 rounds of .32 ammunition, 49 rounds of Geco .30ml carbine ammunition, 41 rounds of 9mm ammunition, and GYD$58,000.

Experiences are {that a} whole of 98 kilos of Marijuana had been seized through the operation.