On the heels of two major Guyana-linked drug busts in the last month, customs authorities at the Port of Miami, on Monday acting on a tip off unearthed 373 pounds of cocaine hidden in furniture aboard a vessel, whose last stop was in this country.
The furniture in the container
This bust involved 194 packages valued at US$5.5M which was concealed in 72 pieces of furniture which was packed in a container. Investigations will likely be done to determine if the furniture was loaded here.
According to NBC6.NET, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers inspecting the containers at the Miami seaport were alerted by a CBP K-9 to a specific container loaded with furniture.
The officers, attached to the Anti-Terrorism Contra-band 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. More packages of the drugs were discovered in 71 other pieces of furniture.
The container with the furniture arrived in Miami last Friday aboard the freighter M/V Rio Para. The container was moved to the CBP facility for examination and opened Monday. The vessel’s last port call was Guyana, the news article stated.
“Our men and women are working diligently, especially during the holidays, in protecting our borders against all forms of terrorism. Stopping the flow of illegal drugs is one of Customs and Border Protection’s primary missions,” said Ruby Hogan, Port of Miami CBP director, was quoted as saying.
Director of Field Operations Harold Woodward was quoted by the NBC 6.NET as saying that “This is an outstanding seizure, and it was accomplished with one of our specialized Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Teams at the seaport. We mustn’t forget the great work our K-9 units perform at our seaports as well as the airports”.
Two shipments of pepper sauce from Guyana with cocaine stuffed into the dividers of the cartons were seized this month in Canada and the USVI.
Moderator, looks like i am one of de fellas that keep you busy ?
To all the dealers it looks like The DEA trying to create some sleepless night for some of you guys for 2009. time to run before they touch down Remember Trinidad is off limit and Suriname is going to ship you Guys there so is best you hide in your own House like a Mouse.
Sometimes in life, before things get better, they get worst. And that what happening now. This situation will force the government, to clean up the country, of those so called (DRUG DEALERS) business men. And if no action is taken, this is the perfect platform, from which a new political party, could be formed. Where honest hard working Guyanese can take back their country. From all this corruption, that has become a norm in our society. Call me a dreamer, but sometimes dreams do come true.
With that said, I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
georgia-on-my-mind: seems like you are guilty….I know that some Guyanese will reply and mention their SUV and big home……..
believe it or not this has been one of our biggest earner of foriegn exchange. so to those who r surprise you were sleeping. what make we progressing so much back home . just asked them who setting up these big big building and cruising around.take this away any many will beout of work. where r the new jobs that we r creating ? from number one sugar exporter we have the honour added as the number one drug exporter too. go guyana go.
to…..joe coxall..and all of you…happy new year,
and i hope that,we get a good salution,to help the
little,man women and children that get tied up in
this drugs, i hope and pray to god to help us,
so that our country, be free from this devil, that
distroying us, it all come from the top, to distroy our
famileys by distroying our children,
it was so in slaverey, but our race is a lot stronger
so they keep trying to do so in different form
they come in many faces,
but god is love.
joe .. i saw the video, but i all so read some books, about it, any way nice seeing your face again
on the net.
god bless guyana
and give us health and strength, to our children and
our grand children, familey and friends, and show us
the way, to go forward with love for one another,
and bring does who is trying to distroy us, just,let them be in the pit with their god the devil
burning in hell. please answer our prayer.
happy new year to all guyanies, where ever you may
be, good and bad , happy new year.
I am sure this is but the tip of the iceburg. Lot’s more illegal activities drugs/fuel being conducted right under the noses of GY police/armed forces/taxman/government and no one seems to want to do anything about it. Does anyone question where the money comes from for all the 3/4 storey building sprouting up in GT or the mansions that have suddenly exploded?
BTW any news on the jeweller and that multi million dollar fuel bust? Or that case jacket going to disappear?
Kudos to the international community for this and other efforts to curtail Guyana’s drug trade, however small these efforts ma be.
Why has it taken the authorities so long to go after the narco king pins? The courts in Guyana need to impose long and hard labour sentences for convicted drug lords. In addition, confiscate all their personal properities and assets.
Hats off to all the dedicated drug enforcement agencies in Canada, USA, Guyana and the West Indies.
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When the PPP stops selling Gy as a “Green Country” and promotes a beter infrastructure where lands become profitable under the plough (corn, peas, beans etc) then lifestyles will be improved and drugs remain a disgusting option for the poor.
Most Gy are law abiding and morally sound people. Satish’s option (Capital Punishment) will only work, if drug dealers re-patirated are disposed of publicly when they hit Gy soil. Its extreme but if these people bring harm to Gy youth (by glamming them into drugs) then our youth must be protected.
Geogia. A simple and effective plan.
The Future? Cde F Burnham brought this in a small part to us. He was the leader that brought us a simple crop (Shallots, Green Onions). They are widely produced by even the smallest farmers but they bring income to families. This is what the Great Cde. F Burnham wanted. This land sustaining all its people at a higher quality of life with its own produce.
The PPP needs to take stock of this and accerlerate the farming infrastructure so that our nation and feed and educate its offspring.
Through Agriculutre NOT Sub-Culutre!
The USA, the common victim in this South American drug production matter needs to attend to this problem at the same level. The $ they spend on fire fighting (dealing with Post Drug trafficking issues) could be spent on a railway to Mazaruni / to The Cuyuni to bring (Agri) crops to market or ensure that peoples of these remote regions receive aid and advancement. We need to get to these people before the Drug Barons!