Gregory Anthony Persaud, also called “Greg,” 21, and 33-year-old Antonio Alonzo Lawrie, also called “Lanzo,” both of Farm, New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, reported to the CID Headquarters in the company of their attorneys.
They were arrested as investigations continue. So far, 33-year-old Stephen Rajah, a taxi driver of Back Street, Goed Fortuin Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD), has been charged and remanded to prison.
Ryan Singh, the third person from Parika Outfall Seadam, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), is still wanted by the police in connection with the crime.
It was reported that the police were executing a stop-and-search exercise in the vicinity of the Berbice River Bridge Access Road late last month. Reports indicate that police ranks attempted to stop a black Toyota Fielder wagon bearing registration number HC 9018 but the vehicle fled the scene.
It was also reported that, acting on information received afterward, investigators conducted a search along the Number 11 Village Public Road, East Coast Berbice, where the ten rifles were allegedly found wrapped in plastic and cloth. Police said the weapons bore markings consistent with 7.62x39mm AK-47 rifles. Investigators also reported that sections of the firearms appeared to have been tampered with, leading to suspicions that efforts were made to obscure serial numbers.
Further investigations later led police to Rajah, who was intercepted at Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara (ECD), while allegedly driving the same Toyota Fielder wagon identified during the operation.
Police have also linked a second vehicle, a white Toyota Runx bearing registration number PSS 4272, to the investigation. The car was later discovered abandoned at Second Street, Savannah Park, New Amsterdam. Investigators suspect the vehicle may also have been used in transporting the weapons.
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