GPOC ‘doing all it can’ to combat illicit trade

Oct 29, 2008 News

Every law enforcement agency has been doing its bit to combat the drug trade locally. Guyana has been declared a major drug transshipment point.
To this end, the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has also been doing all it can in the effort of combating the trade.
In a recent interview, Chairman of the Post Office Board, Bishop Juan Edghill, said that the Corporation has been doing all it can to intercept drugs and other prohibited substances that persons may seek to pass through the system.
According to Edghill, all staffers of the Corporation have been trained to detect not only drugs, but explosives, which have also become an issue at post offices.
He pointed out that, as of recent, it became very necessary for the staff to be trained in detecting explosives.
In the area of detecting illegal items in mail, parcels and packages, the Chairman said that over the past six months, the Corporation has made significant improvements.
As it relates to corrupt transactions, he said, they have been able to detect this in many offices, and in some cases they have successfully eliminated these practices.
In addition, the Chairman said, the Corporation has implemented several measures to deal with the illegal trade. These, he pointed out, include the setting up of surveillance cameras and having persons provide proof of address when attempting to post a package or parcel.
However, he said, while there are proper systems in place, there still remains the issue of the persons who are left to operate the same systems. He said that systems can be compromised because of this reason.
He noted that, as the corporation continues its efforts, it has been receiving tremendous support from other agencies. There are the collaborative efforts between agencies, and these have only got ‘better’ as of recent.
Some of these agencies, he said, include the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit, the Police Narcotics Branch and the Airport Customs Department.
Back in August, a quantity of mail was intercepted with cocaine at the main Post Office. The mail was destined for Holland. Apart from mail, within recent times, parcels destined for other Caribbean countries have been intercepted with marijuana and cocaine as well.
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit currently has people before the magistrates’ courts facing charges for attempting to post the items.

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