By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN is behind bars after allegedly possessing ten illicit firearms and over 100 rounds of ammunition which were recovered in a raid on a courier company last week.
Rolando Thomas, 42, faced 14 firearm-related charges before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.
These include ten counts of importation of firearms, possession of firearms with intent to supply, conspiracy to import firearms, conspiracy to import ammunition, and possession of ammunition with intent to supply.
Police reportedly executed a search warrant on a courier company in the Tonique Williams Darling Highway area shortly before 3pm on June 20. There, Thomas and others were arrested after they were allegedly found with ten unlicenced firearms.
During the same raid, police recovered 92 rounds of 9mm ammunition and 12 rounds of .40 ammunition.
Thomas pleaded not guilty to all charges.
During his bail application, his attorney, Bjorn Ferguson, said his client was not known to the court and is a married father of three with a good character. He said Thomas had the full support of his family, who were present in court, and was a fit candidate for bail.
The chief magistrate denied bail.
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