A MAN was arrested with fifty 12-gauge shotgun cartridiges in his possession at a Joint Services roadblock on Number 19 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, on Wednesday.

Police said the suspect, who is not a licensed firearm holder, is in custody and will be charged shortly, following the midday arrest.

He was searched after he disembarked a mini-bus that stopped a short distance away from the roadblock.