GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) – The United States government is planning to open a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) office in the South American country of Guyana.
Ambassador Brent Hardt says officials will soon move equipment and personnel to the capital of Georgetown. Currently, a DEA office on the nearby island of Trinidad is serving Guyana.
Hardt said last Thursday that local police officers will be screened to work alongside DEA agents.
The U.S. government has repeatedly said Guyana is a major trans-shipment point for drugs headed to the U.S. and has criticised local authorities for not doing enough to fight the trade and money laundering.
DEA office in Guyana
Previous article
Next article
Related Articles
Call to craft workplace policies for dementia
Alzheimer’s disease is now a workplace issue and Barbados will have to deal with it.
Executive board member of...
PAHO warns of childhood lead poisoning risks in the Caribbean
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging Caribbean and other countries in the Americas to strengthen efforts...
DLP: Food bill a critical failure
The Democratic Labour Party’s spokesperson on Agriculture and Fisheries, Amoy Gilding-Bourne, has labelled Barbados’ food import bill a...
‘DPP cannot be included’
The State has filed an appeal against a High Court decision that quashed a magistrate’s order sending former...