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Nov 15, 2008 News
Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene says that the Guyana Police Force is working on a plan to penetrate the gun-running gangs that are smuggling weapons into the country.
At a press briefing yesterday, Commissioner Greene said that the Force has been trying for some time to rein in the gangs, but with limited success.
“We are having difficulty in penetrating the gun group, those who are bringing weapons into this country and trading in weapons,” the Top Cop told journalists.
“We have tried all sorts of different tactics and we have not had much success. These guys are very careful with how they operate. But we are working on something and we are hoping to have some success.”
However, the acting Commissioner declined to say whether he believes that the gun smugglers are linked to the drug trade.
High-powered weapons such as AK-47 assault rifles began to surface in increasing numbers in the wake of the crime wave that began in 2002.
The origin of many of the weapons has never been traced.
Just a few months ago, the Joint Services found a cache of weapons in a barrel in a Regent Street alleyway.
However, no one has been charged in connection with the find. Figures released this week by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) revealed that there were 40 execution-style murders so far this year, and according to the statistics, armed robberies in which firearms were used amounted to 700, compared with 580 last year.
So far this year, the police have also recovered 126 illegal firearms, four down from last year.
These included 38 revolvers, 39 pistols, 36 shotguns, and 12 rifles — two of which were recovered from the dead bandits Rondell ‘Fine Man’ Rawlins and Jermaine ‘Skinny’ Charles. One of these rifles belonged to the GDF.
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