Two men wanted in AK-47 firearm probe surrender

Two men who were wanted by Police in connection with the discovery of ten AK-47 rifles in Corentyne, Berbice, surrendered on Thursday.

The News Room was reliably informed that Antonio Alonzo Lawrie, also known as “Lanzo,” and Gregory Anthony Persaud, also known as “Satan,” turned themselves in at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters on Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, in the company of their attorneys.

They are being questioned.

The Guyana Police Force had issued wanted bulletins on May 28 for Lawrie, Persaud and a third man, Ryan Singh, as investigations intensified into the seizure of ten AK-47 rifles at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice.

Lawrie’s last known addresses were listed as Farm Village, East Bank Demerara, and Lot 72 Grant 1805 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice. Persaud was listed as residing at Lot 15 Area ‘G’ Ogle, East Coast Demerara, and Farm Village, East Coast Demerara.

Police said the men are wanted in relation to an alleged firearm possession investigation that led to the arrest and subsequent charge of taxi driver Stephen Rajah of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.

Rajah appeared before the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court where he was charged with possession of firearms. He was not required to plead to the indictable offence and was remanded to prison after bail was refused. The matter was adjourned to June 15, 2026.

According to police, Rajah was arrested on May 22 after ranks conducting a stop-and-search exercise along the Berbice River Bridge Access Road intercepted a black Toyota Fielder Wagon bearing registration number HC 9018.

Investigators later uncovered ten AK-47 rifles, prompting a wider probe and the issuance of wanted bulletins for the three men.