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DEA will not be involved in drug interception in Guyana-Ambassador Holloway

Nov 07, 2015 News

The US Drug Enforcement Office in Guyana would have no part in the actual police force interception of drug suspects and narcotics. Instead, it will be providing intelligence and other data that would help their local counterparts carry out the interception.
This was clarified by US Ambassador Perry Holloway today, at the signing of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative’s (CBSI’s) “Letter of Amendment Three Point Two.”
The Ambassador explained, “When DEA comes here, it is coming in a ‘technical assistance,’ advisory role.”
“They are not policemen in Guyana. They are not going to be kicking down doors and taking people under arrest, but they will be consulting with the different entities in Guyana,” he said.
He added that the office does have certain information that it would get from cases in the United States and other systems that “they would be able to share with Guyana, to help them better direct their investigation, and hopefully in the end, that would lead to less narcotic activities on the streets of Guyana.”
Narcotic activities can lead to lots of other crimes, Ambassador Holloway said. “If we can cut down on narcotic activities, we can cut down on crimes.”
The Ambassador also restated that the office should be up and running with permanent staff no later than January 2016. “If it slips, it should not slip for more than a couple of weeks, but roughly January is the date we are planning.” (GINA)

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