In a developing case out of Guyana’s East Coast Demerara region, a serving police sergeant assigned to the Cove and John Police Station has been taken into custody following the mysterious disappearance of a large cache of firearms and ammunition from the station’s secure arms room, law enforcement officials confirmed Sunday.
The missing inventory includes four 9mm pistols, three .32 caliber handguns, and 68 rounds of live ammunition. The discrepancy was first uncovered during a routine check of the station’s stored weapons and evidence on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. When initial searches failed to turn up the missing items, an official alert was issued up the department’s established chain of command.
According to a public statement released by the Guyana Police Force, preliminary investigations confirm the disappearance came to light during a scheduled audit of firearms and held exhibits at the facility. The force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has since launched a full internal investigation into the incident, marking one of the most serious internal security breaches involving law enforcement weapons in the region in recent years.
As the probe progresses, investigators have already collected multiple witness statements and pulled relevant administrative records related to access and inventory tracking for the arms room. The Guyana Police Force emphasized in its statement that it is deploying every necessary investigative and operational resource to locate and recover all missing firearms and ammunition, noting that the gravity of the incident is not being understated.
“The matter is being treated with the seriousness it warrants, and all appropriate action will be taken in accordance with the law and established procedures,” the statement read, in a public assurance to Guyanese citizens concerned about unregistered weapons entering illegal circulation.
The arrest of the serving sergeant marks a significant development in the early stages of the investigation, though officials have not yet released further details about the sergeant’s alleged connection to the missing cache or any potential suspects that may still be at large. For communities across East Coast Demerara, the incident has raised urgent questions about inventory security protocols at local law enforcement facilities, as police work to trace the missing weapons before they can be used in criminal activity.