In a significant law enforcement operation, Guyanese authorities have dismantled an illicit security operation, arresting four individuals including the company owner and seizing eight unlicensed firearms. The intelligence-driven raids, conducted on January 13, 2026, targeted multiple locations including supermarkets and shopping malls across Greater Georgetown and East Coast Demerara.
The Guyana Police Force revealed that security guards employed by a private security service were found in possession of weapons without proper authorization during their duties. Subsequent investigations led officers to the service’s 40-year-old owner from Industry, East Coast Demerara, whose vehicle search yielded five airsoft firearms—three pistols and two rifles—all lacking required permits.
Notable incidents included a 31-year-old Sophia guard possessing an airsoft rifle at a supermarket post, a 34-year-old ‘B’ Field Sophia guard armed with a modified 12-gauge shotgun with filed-off serial number containing live ammunition, and a 38-year-old Cummings Lodge guard who confirmed his issued airsoft rifle was provided at duty commencement. All firearms and ammunition have been processed as evidence while suspects remain in custody assisting with ongoing investigations.