Police ranks patrolling along Crown Dam, Industry, ECD about 20:45h last Thursday intercepted a motor car which had minutes earlier on seeing the police vehicle sped away at a fast rate.
In a release police said as ranks were approaching the vehicle, they observed a male who was seated in the front passenger seat tossed an object through the window; same was immediately retrieved and found to be an unlicensed semi-automatic pistol loaded with nine live ammunition.
The driver and occupant were ordered out of the vehicle and promptly detained.
A search conducted on their persons as well as their vehicle revealed nothing else of evidential value.
The suspects who reside at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo and Durban and Camp streets, Georgetown(driver), and Eleventh Avenue, Diamond Housing Scheme, EBD(occupant), respectively, are in custody assisting with the investigation.
