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Police in Regional Division Six have seized an AK-47 rifle, a 9mm pistol and matching ammunition during an intelligence-led operation in Corentyne, Berbice, as investigations continue into a spate of armed robberies in Rose Hall Town.
Officers acting on information related to the recent robberies conducted an operation on Tuesday at Ulverston Village, which led to the arrest of a 21-year-old construction worker from Alness Village, police said.
During the search, ranks discovered a cutlass sack lodged in a tamarind tree on an empty plot of land. Inside were a 9mm pistol with four matching rounds, an AK-47 rifle with 17 matching 7.62 rounds, and a pair of gloves.
The suspect was taken into custody and escorted to the Rose Hall Town Police Station along with the weapons and ammunition, which have been lodged as investigations continue.Police are working to determine whether the firearms are linked to a series of recent armed robberies that have unsettled residents and business owners in the area.
On February 28, three masked men armed with high-powered weapons stormed G. Sudhai and Son Supermarket at Lot 2B Rose Hall Town, police and the business owner said. The gunmen reportedly entered from the backdam and ordered staff and customers to lie on the floor during the four-minute robbery.
Business owner Gurudat Sudhai said the assailants, armed with two AK-47 rifles and a shotgun, forced his wife to hand over keys to the cashier area before emptying the drawer. The men escaped through nearby backlands.
Sudhai has since called for increased police patrols and improved surveillance, noting that his business had also been robbed about three years ago. He said the family is considering migrating following the incident.
Days earlier, on February 25, three masked and armed men carried out a separate robbery at a house in Rose Hall Town, police said. The suspects assaulted a security guard, stole an undisclosed sum of cash and fled in a relative’s motor vehicle. One suspect discharged a round during the incident, according to investigators.
Police investigations into the incidents are ongoing.
