PARAMARIBO — RM, 24 years old, was taken into custody by a joint police unit after his arrest for illegal possession of firearms. The Suriname Police Force reports on its website that as part of the intervention operation and increased surveillance, RM and the 29-year-old FB were arrested at the Waterkant near the Central Bank of Suriname.
While searching the vehicle in which the suspects were located, police found a firearm. It was seized, after which the two men were taken to the police station to be arraigned. It became clear that the firearm belonged to RM, but that he did not have the required documents to possess the firearm. For that reason he was imprisoned. Because FB had nothing to do with the firearm, he was sent away. The Paramaribo police department is responsible for further investigation.
