Man arrested for unlicensed fire arm

Georgetown : At about 5:30 a.m today, the police responded to a report of discharging firearm at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.

As the police approached, a man who had a firearm was seen running away. He was pursued by the police during which he threw the firearm into a septic tank.

The man was apprehended and the firearm recovered and found to be a Luger Intratec 9mm sub-machine gun with 8 spent shells.

He is in police custody assisting with the investigations.