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CANU praised for cooperation in drug fight
President Bharrat Jagdeo
The recent successes by Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were praised by President Bharrat Jagdeo who on Wednesday said that he is very pleased with the collaboration that is taking place with the international community.
Despite the success, the Head of State said that there is need for more support for the drug fighting effort.
Speaking with the media during his first press conference for the year, the President said that poor countries such as Guyana need support from the developed world.
Poor countries in general, he said, need more equipment and better training along with a wide range of assistance to fight drug trafficking.
He pointed out that there was a study conducted in Jamaica which sought to highlight that deportees were not causing major problems, but in Guyana’s case, this is a contradiction.
In many instances, the President added, these deportees get back into criminality causing major problems within the country.
The Head of State lashed out at the United States and Canadian Governments, accusing them of having ‘counter productive policies’.
“They lecture us on drugs…they want us to fight drug traffickers more and if you look down the list of the people that get sent back often it is a long list of drug traffickers.”
He added that quite a few high profile drug traffickers have been sent back to Guyana.
“Whilst we welcome the partnership and we continue to work together with our international partners, there are always these dimensions,” he added.
Just about two weeks ago, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Miami discovered 373 pounds of cocaine hidden in furniture in a container at the Port of Miami.
CBP officers inspecting containers at the Miami seaport were alerted by a CBP dog to a specific container loaded with furniture.
The officers attached to the Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team proceeded to examine the furniture, and discovered three packages concealed within one of the pieces of furniture.
One of the packages was tested by the officers and the substance was positive for cocaine.
The total furniture count was 72, which concealed 194 packages of cocaine.
The container with the furniture arrived in Miami two Fridays ago aboard the freighter M/V Rio Para.
The container was moved to the CBP facility for examination.
The vessel’s last port of call was Guyana.
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