| Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, yesterday remanded two businessmen, Dion Coates of 890 Fifth Avenue Diamond,Cheap World Cup Jerseys 2018, East Bank Demerara, and Beterverwagting business owner Ronald Singh, to prison. The two are facing separate counts of being in the possession of firearms and ammunition,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, without being licensed firearm holders. Coates, however, also faced another charge for possession of narcotics.It was alleged that on February 6, last, at Singh’s Auto Mechanic shop,Supply Authentic NFL Jerseys, located at lot 9 Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, the police found one .45 Colt Pistol, and seven rounds of .45 ammunition.Police Prosecutor, Inspector Michael Grant, told the court that, the police, while acting on information went to Singh’s business place and found the gun and live rounds. The police then questioned Singh and found out that he was not a licensed firearm holder. Singh was then arrested and charged.Attorney-at-Law Sandil Kissoon who is representing Singh explained that his client has no previous criminal record or pending offences. In his request for bail, Kissoon told the court that Singh is the father of eight, and his spouse is currently pregnant with his ninth child. He added that Singh has a heart condition and renal failure that causes him to require dialysis.Kissoon said that his client was not present when the firearm was found, and that he was subsequently hauled into a room in which he was told the firearm was found. In addition, Kissoon claimed that the room in which the firearm was found was the public waiting area of Singh’s business place,Cheap Stitched Jerseys, which is accessible to all 13 of his employees and his clients.Kissoon then said that if the police can produce a written statement of admission from his client, he would withdraw his application for bail.Inspector Grant then told the court that the police had contacted Singh, telling him why they were at his house and Singh invited them in. He explained that Singh said that the gun was his, and confessed that he bought it two years ago.He said however, that this admission was an oral one, and as such there is no written statement.The Chief Magistrate transferred the matter to the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, and will be heard there on Wednesday, February 11.It was also alleged that on February 6, last, the police while acting on information,Wholesale Hockey Jerseys China, went to Coates’s home found 13 grams of cannabis, one .38 Smith and Wesson revolver and three live rounds of .38 ammunition.Police Prosecutor, Inspector Michael Grant, told the court that the articles were recovered in Coates’s bedroom. At the time, he admitted to the cannabis, but denied having knowledge of the firearm and ammunition.Attorney-at-Law, Gordon Gilhuys, who appeared on Coates’s behalf, told the court that his client, who pleaded not guilty to all three charges read to him, never admitted anything to the police.The Attorney further explained that the articles were found in a storeroom, and not in his client’s bedroom.In his application for bail, Gilhuys explained that special reasons existed, since five other individuals were present in the house at the time the articles were found.The Chief Magistrate granted bail in the sum of $50,000 for the possession of narcotics charge; however,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, bail was refused for the other two charges.This matter has been adjourned to February 13. |
