A 33-year-old gold miner was yesterday remanded to prison after pleading not guilty to charges of possessing a firearm and ammunition without a licence.
Mark Gentle, of D’Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared before Magistrate Caressa Henry at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court, according to a police statement.
Gentle pleaded not guilty to both charges and was remanded until November 17.
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