– family members of slain biker “Paper Shorts” among 6 arrested
The brother of Ricardo Fagundes also called “Paper Shorts” was among six persons who were arrested following the discovery of 26 high-powered rifles and handguns and over 1600 rounds of various calibres of ammunition during a police operation at Bar Street Kitty – the former home of the slain biker.
The large cache of guns and ammunition
The discovery was made during a police intelligence-led operation on Wednesday at the Bar Street residence of Eon Fagundes, a 47-year-old clothes vendor where a search warrant was executed. The others that were taken into custody are Fagundes’ mother, niece, sisters, and a handyman.
Police stated that a team entered the yard during the operation and observed Fagundes exiting a flat wooden house with a side bag in his right hand.
As such, he was approached and the ranks requested to search the bag during which one Sig Sauer Rifle and one magazine containing 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition; one Polimore-80 9mm pistol without serial number and one magazine containing eight 9mm rounds of ammunition; one Spring Field Armory 45 pistol and four magazines of which one contained five live .45 rounds of ammunition, and one Bravo gun holster were found.
Upon interrogation, the clothes vendor admitted that he was not the holder of a firearm license. A search was also carried out in the house, but nothing substantial was found.
However, the ranks observed a heavily tinted black Nissan Juke bearing registration number PVV 6472 parked opposite Fagundes’ home. Upon inquiries, it was revealed that the car belonged to the suspect’s daughter and child-mother but at the time, it was being used by him.
Police ranks searching the car on Wednesday
The keys to the vehicle were subsequently handed over to the police who found a suitcase, one gulf bag, and a haversack upon entering.
Upon inspection, a large cache of ammunition and firearms were discovered.
These include one AM 15 rifle and two magazines containing 61 rounds of .223 ammunition; two Ruger-57 9mm pistols and one magazine containing 40 rounds of 9mm ammunition; one FN-45 pistol and two magazines containing 38 rounds of .45 ammunition; one Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol and a magazine; one Berretta 9mm pistol and a magazine; one Spring Field Hellcat 9mm pistol and a magazine; one Canik 9mm pistol and one magazine; one Glock 43 pistol and one magazine; five Glock 19 pistols along with nine magazines and 21 rounds of 9mm ammunition; seven Glock 40 pistols and 10 magazines with 18 rounds of .40 ammunition; two Glock 17 9mm pistols and two magazines; one Glock 9mm pistol and one magazine and one Glock 45 pistol and one magazine.
In addition, 75 rounds of 2-gauge cartridges; 456 rounds of .223 ammunition; 484 rounds of 9mm ammunition; 83 rounds of 5.7- 28 ammunition; 13 rounds of 10 MM ammunition, and 315 rounds of 7.62 -39 ammunition and 15 magazines were found in the bags and suitcase.
The firearms, ammunition, and magazines were taken to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Ballistic Section to be examined while the motorcar was impounded as investigations continued into the discovery.
“Paper Shorts” was gunned down outside Palm Court, Main Street, Georgetown on March 21, 2021. Following the execution-style killing of the biker, Sergeant Dion Bascom, a then-serving member of the GPF held out there was a massive cover-up on the part of the investigators about Fagundes’ murder.
He had further implicated several persons including businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, and his security detail, Mark Richmond. The businessman later filed a 200 million lawsuit against Bascom. He faced comparable legal actions initiated by Richmond.
It was reported that Fagundes was partying with a group of friends at the bar when his phone rang and he exited the club to take the call, but soon after, several gunshots were heard.
Reports are that the now dead man’s friends rushed out to enquire, but found Fagundes lying motionlessly in a pool of blood close to his motor car.
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