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GDF Lance Corporal, 3 others arrested for illegal weapons

December 6, 2015 By GuyanaTimes

A Lance Corporal attached to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was arrested along with three other persons after two illegal guns and several round of ammunition were found in the vehicle they were travelling in.
The quartet was intercepted sometime around 10:30h on Saturday morning at the intersection of Avenue of the Republic and Regent Street, Georgetown. According to reports, Police ranks on “Operation Dragnet” observed a motor vehicle with obscure number plates and stopped the vehicle.
The vehicle was being driven by GDF Lance Corporal Eastman, who was dressed in uniform and a hood. The Police ranks conducted a search during which an unlicensed sawn-off pump action shotgun and an unlicensed .38 revolver along with six matching rounds were found.
The four men were arrested and taken into Police custody, where they are assisting with the investigations.
Meanwhile, Guyana Times understands that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has launched an internal investigation into Eastman. Speaking with this publication, Chief-of-Staff of the GDF, Brigadier Mark Phillips, confirmed the involvement of one of his soldiers in the incident. He said that this situation is an embarrassment to the Army and assured that the Lance Corporal will be dealt with in the same manner as his accomplices.
“The GDF and the Joint Service will be condignly dealing with the matter and I assure that there will be no special treatment for anyone,” the Chief-of-Staff said.
“Operation Dragnet” is an initiative of the Joint Services, comprising the Guyana Defence Force, the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Prison Service and the Guyana Fire Service, that will be conducted throughout Guyana with the aim of enhancing national security.
The operation was launched on December 1 and will run until June 1, 2016. During this period, there will be increased movement of Joint Services personnel and the conduct of intensified security operations, both by individual services and jointly.

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