Cops seize 7 guns

Police executed a warrant on a premises at Southern Main Road, Claxton Bay, around 10 am and in the process, recorded their largest seizure of illegal firearms for the year so far.

These included the shotguns and AK47s, one .9mm pistol, 18 magazines, one scope and over 1,000 rounds of assorted ammunition.

Police said the number of illegal firearms seized by South Western Division was now 74 compared to 20 discovered for the same period last year.

The exercise was spearheaded by acting Snr Supt Inraj Balram and included Insp Brian Ramphal, Sgt Terrence Victor, Sgt Shahid Ali and officers of the South Western Division Task Force, CID.

Police are in search of a male suspect who was known to be the occupier of the premises but eluded capture.