A 33-year-old taxi driver, Stephen Rajah, is charged and remanded following the discovery of 10 AK-47 rifles in Berbice. According to reports, police arrested Rajah after a May 22, 2026 incident in which the rifles were reportedly dumped at Corentyne, Berbice. After his arrest, Rajah appeared before Magistrate Michelle Mathias at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court. He is charged with possession of a firearm related to the AK-47s. The reports also state that police are continuing investigations into the incident and have issued wanted bulletins for three other people believed to be connected to the case. Rajah is remanded to prison following the court appearance. Police have not reported any additional charges or specific details about how the rifles were recovered beyond the discovery itself, and the status of the other suspects remains under investigation.
Taxi driver remanded after police charge over 10 AK-47 rifles found in Berbice
A 33-year-old taxi driver, Stephen Rajah, is charged and remanded following the discovery of 10 AK-47 rifles in Berbice. According to reports, police arrested Rajah after a May 22, 2026 incident in wh...
- Stephen Rajah, 33, a taxi driver from Back Street, Goed Fortuin Village, West Bank Demerara, is charged in connection with the rifles.
- Police say 10 AK-47 rifles were discovered at Corentyne, Berbice, following an incident on May 22, 2026.
- Rajah is charged with possession of a firearm and appears in New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Michelle Mathias.
- He is remanded to prison after the court appearance.
- Police investigations continue, and wanted bulletins have been issued for three other people.
-police issue wanted bulletins for three others AS police continue investigations into the May 22 discovery of 10 AK-47 rifles at Corentyne, Berbice, Stephen Rajah, a 33-year-old taxi driver of Back Street, Goed Fortuin Village, West Bank Demerara, has been charged with possession of firearm. He appeared on Thursday at the New Amsterdam […]
3 months agoThirty-three-year-old Stephen Rajah, a taxi driver of Back Street, Goed Fortuin Village, West Bank Demerara who was nabbed after allegedly dumping 10 AK-47s in Berbice was on Thursday remanded to prison. Rajah was arrested on Friday, May 22, 2026 and appeared before Magistrate Michelle Mathias at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday where he […] The post Taxi driver remanded over dumping of AK-47 rifles in Berbice appeared first on INews Guyana.
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