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Something fishy going on in the high seas

Sep 12, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
Recently, there was there was the discovery of a Self Propelled Semi-submersible craft (SPSS)  in the Waini area. This “submarine craft” was made to carry drugs, the specific type cocaine and may I add, tons of it. In addition to its ability to carry large quantities of cocaine it was also created to avoid detection when moving in the high seas, barely visible above the watermark it can easily pass detection as a floating piece of debris.
I first learned of this device whilst watching a documentary on the various ways dealers in drugs transport their “goods.” The documentary was based on a study involving the Colombian Cartels which highlighted the successful use of these SPSS’s.
Now, this technology has reached our shores with the latest find, taking into consideration that the drugs traffickers hell bent on getting their stuff to the lucrative North American market. However, all plans were thwarted thanks to the police’s sleuth-like investigation and prompt response. I say kudos to the police and keep up this relentless work.
Staying on this subject of drugs trafficking and the innovative ways the barons utilize in transporting it, this writer was forced to marshall his  thoughts into this whole idea of piracy. My first question is, is this piracy at all  when you view it from the standpoint of the foregoing discussion. Is there more to this “piracy” business? Is it just the hijacking of a fisherman’s boat and his catch? I beg to differ.
I am tempted to believe that there is a whole lot more going on in the high seas which has nothing to do with a boatload of fish. I believe it is directly connected to the transportation of the illegal substance. When things go sour the ultimate price has to be paid, that is why we are witnessing these so called gruesome pirate attacks.
Guyana is not alone in these latest attacks, a few years ago the sister Caricom nation of St Lucia was at the receiving end of these brutal attacks. Her fishermen were constantly reporting these stories of piracy some of the fishermen involved were never found. This plight of the fishermen continued for some time until the alert response of marine police unearthed the root cause for these attacks, drugs trafficking. This brought an abrupt end to “piracy.” To date, the largest discovery of cocaine intent for trafficking was discovered at sea, I say no more.
My call to the government and marine police is to effectively monitor our coastline, something fishy is going on on the high seas and it has nothing to do with piracy or the stealing of a fisherman’s catch. It certainly has drugs trafficking as its main objective.
Neil Adams

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