US DEA tipped off by Canada
A second major drug shipment is being traced back to Guyana after US federal agents on Wednesday seized 100 kilos of cocaine found inside pepper sauce cartons aboard a ship in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
A day after announcing one of the largest drug busts in Ontario’s history, Durham police working with the Canada Border Services Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) tipped off the U.S Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the second shipment, which was stopped in St Croix.
Like in the first shipment, the drugs were hidden in cardboard dividers in 139 boxes of food-seasoning products that were destined for Caribbean International Food Distributors, based in Etobicoke.
The drugs were found after DEA agents raided the ship. Canadian law enforcement officials say more arrests are likely.
According to the Canadian press, the busts are part of a major anti-narcotics initiative dubbed “Project Falcon,” which sought to identify the sources of the criminal network that transported cocaine to street gang members and drug abusers in the Durham region.
On December 8, officers found 276 kilos of high-quality cocaine at the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, aboard a ship, Tropic Canada. With Wednesday’s net, the total amount of cocaine seized as a result of the investigation is 376 kilos, with an estimated street value of $54.5 million.
According to the Toronto Star, the drugs were traced back to Guyana, from where the padded freight containers shipped out. The Star reported investigators as saying that the vessel in New Brunswick was confirmed to have been carrying 77-79 per cent pure cocaine, which was found inside boxes of hot sauce. They removed all but two kilos of the cocaine and performed a controlled delivery of the container to its original destination in Etobicoke. It was received by the owner of the company, Mahendrapaul Doodnauth, who unloaded the boxes at a rented storage facility on Rexdale Boulevard in Toronto. As a result, Doodnauth, of Toronto, was charged with importing cocaine, conspiracy to import cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
On Wednesday, acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene told Stabroek News that while the local authorities are yet to contact Canada, they had identified a local suspect in connection with the first bust. He said while no arrest has been made, the police are looking for the man. When asked how the cocaine-laden cartons of pepper sauce could have left these shores when checks had to be made, he directed this newspaper to the Customs Anti- Narcotics Unit (CANU), with whom the police are collaborating. CANU officials were unavailable for comment.
Reports were that the shipment left Guyana and arrived in the country on board the Tropic Canada in Saint John, New Brunswick on Decem-ber 8. The freighter reportedly regularly transports goods between Saint John and the Caribbean.
Stabroek News contacted the Light House, which has a record of all ships entering and leaving Port Georgetown, and was told that the Tropic Canada never entered these waters.
However, knowledgeable persons in the shipping industry say that the shipment could have left aboard another ship, probably a smaller vessel, and then transferred to the Tropic Canada via another Caribbean country. If Tropic Canada had entered this country the Light House would have had a record of it. Greene confirmed that the shipment left Guyana but would not say by what means.
The major interceptions in Canada and the USVI would be seen as a major embarrassment for Guyana amid international concerns that it was not doing enough to stem the drug trade.
Since the Government of Guyana is not making efforts in stopping these drug trades, Canada, America, Europe and every other Country should call a no entry of everything being shipped from Guyana, let the chips fall where they may.
Let everyone punish for stuffs, the good, bad and the ugly, let everyone feel the pinch, the Country has already fallen to the devil.
Place pressure on the President and all concerned, close down all shipments, I don’t care, we had enough of this bull, these drug trades are causing distress and death to people.
The US should cease all handouts to Guyana, until they clean up these drug trades.
The same way the US evoked some of these big boys visas, take away the help. Close down all help, drastic methods are needed, STAT,
What you are saying is impossible to implement, how about stopping the demands that is in the u.s.a, do you thinkd this will happen, do you know some of the head honchos are deep in the govt of some of these countries including the u.s.a, so until demand for drugs in these countries, you’re just blowing hot air my sister.
amenra if the suppliers are close down put out of business then
the demand will be no more padna its that simple, let me put it in a very simple way let saudi/iran/kuwait/venez/trini/
russia/ shut down their oil production for 6 months and starve
all them countries from getting oil what you think people will
do ?????? when u come up with an answer blog it
peace padna
amen-ra i always say once there is a demand there will be suppliers…the sister is right to say close down everything…but not close it in guyana..close it in the US…close their apetits for the happy powder coz if dem ent get it from guyana they will get it elsewhere…that goes for those here in toronto too…if 40 mil is just a two week supply in the GTA alone can you imagine this industry….
How about letting International Human Rights visit the jails , prisons and super maxes in Amurikkka to see the treatment of minority prisoners jailed on long sentences, some even more than their current age??????
But you critize Guyana?????
Cheryl stopp the shipments all you want but Columbia is still open. Look who is talking after 8 years of the drug barons running Amurikkka. Soon you will feel the pressure because only three days worth of food is on the supermarket shelves in Amurikkka.
What are you going to do then???Go to the FEMA camps????
Lol…lol…..Stop asking for things and educate yourself then protest against the misuse of Ameurikkkan might and powa in South America and the world, PERIOD.
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I would like to know why the Guyana government refused to allow America to come in and set up what ever they had in mind to set up in helping to control the drugs ? Okay, as they refused, we will have to face the consequences, of how they look and treat us we are travelling to and from Guyana. I guess we all would be looked at as drugs smugglers, as we read that they are bringing it in Rum, Pepper, Wood Carving, Coconuts and every way that they can find it possible. All these scumbags are thinking about is getting rich quick and not thinking about the penalty that they will have to pay when they are caught, then they will tell the judge that they have small children to take of and all that bull.
Last week I read a blog from someone regarding the man that was caught in Canada in the drug bust, well the blogger said some things and I thought hard after reading that blog, may be he had some involvement with that man in some way because he said so much it seems that he knows a lot. These suckers are giving Guyanese a bad rap and that is not a good thing because 99% of us are hard working people, who has two and three jobs so that we can accomplish the America Dream, I know that some people at home might say we are crazy to work so hard but nothing comes easy and another thing is what ever you work hard to achieve you will apprecaite it in the long run more than ever.
Jagdeo, give the Americans the opportunity to come in and help control the drug problem that is facing Guyana, the present and future generation will be caught up in more than one way in this drug business. Our country is out of control and nothing is being done to save it from the brink of destruction.Oh, what a great government Guyana is ruling Guyana. LOL, LOL, LOL,
lIVE IN LOVE
PEACE OUT,
If american can’t control it’s own drug problem, how do you expect it to solve guyana’s drug problem.
yea let america in they can help guyana like they are helping iraq lol. you so call guyanese make me laugh with the way you always belive in other country.
the drugs are coming from columbia and other S.A. countries, blame those countries for exporting the drugs.
guyana does not manufacture the drugs.
Clean up de drugs in USA first.
“Keep it “LIT”
GEORGIA ON MY MIND
well i have bad and sad news for you…
America was in Guyana for 28 long hard years…
Like you forget that…..
They still have 23 more years in Iraq to make it like they made Guyana……
Not a Blade of Grass you deluded ones who support Amurikkka’s might and hegemony. Is Amurikkka a narco state????Take a look at Kentucky that great state that grows mucho ganga. And the DEA is Amurikkkan. lol…lol…lol
Today is Sunday, take a look at what your money aka tax dollars support in Palestine, Somalia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Cuba, Haiti etc…..
Have you NO SHAME???????
“Keep it “LIT”
Henry Greene is reading from scripted material, given to him by his superiors all of whom are in the Government. I now think that the choir is in place for Christmas, with the lead singer Roger Kahn on vocals, supported by others as background singers, I now look for members of the Guyana Government to start jumping ship and go into hiding as the singing continues. I feel sorry for the people who live in Guyana because of possible hunger and starvation, disease and violence. GOD help them.
FROM WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY UNDERSTAND IS THAT AFTER THE POLYGRAPH TEST CONDUCTED EARLIER THIS YEAR 4 OF THE MOST SUCESSFUL CANU OFFICERS WERE SENT HOME.I DID MY RESEARCH AND I WOULD LIKE THE MEDIA PERSONNEL TO QUESTION mr> BHARRAT JAGDEOON THIS AND CHALLENGE HIM TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE IF HIS ANSWER IS CONTRARY.DON’T BLAME THE OTHERS THAT ARE THERE NOW 90%ARE THERE FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES AND IF THATS DOUBTED ASK FOR A COMBINATION OF ALL THE NARCOTICS CASES/BUST THE CANU OFFICERS THAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS PASS THE TEST AND ARE STILL THERE,EVER MADE AND COMPARE THAT TO ONE OF THESE OFFICERS THAT WAS SENT HOME .IS TIME WE REALLY GO AFTER SOME EXPLANATION WITH FACTS.I WANT TO SEE THE STRENGHT OF OUR JOURNALISTS.
WELL…WELL… WELL.. THIS IS WHERE THE BIG HOUSES, EXPENSIVE CARS AND
HIGH LIFE IS COMING FROM DISHONEST MONIES.. ALL THESE DARN DISHONEST PEOPLE SHOULD BURN IN HELL FOR THEIR CRIME,, TOO BAD THIS WHOLE THING HAS TO INVOLVE GUYANESE AS IF “JIM JONES” DID NOT PUT US ON THE MAP FOR THE WRONG REASON!!!! ALL THE RATS SHOULD BE RUNNING SCARED JUST ABOUT NOW!!!.. TAKE EVERY THING THEY OWN.. AND LET THEM ROT IN JAIL..
IT WOULD LOOK ON THEM.!!!!!!!!!
Wishful thinking, Dear.
Hope the relevant authorities at CANU and Government Officials taking note of this very serious development. It is a shame that Guyana is being looked upon as a drug nest. Forty million Dollars on one haul in Pepper sauce cartoons described as one of the most sophisticated drug bust ever by RCMP!!! Well boy Doodnauth the Guyana Awards Committee for outstanding business entrepreneur in Toronto need to keep an eye on you for their next Award. Come on Mr. Minister – Home Affairs – Scrutinise every Airport worker at Timehri!!! Every custom officer need to be investigated. Get the get rich quick millionaires!!!
I said it before and I am going to say it again, cancle all visas issued to all Gov officals ,see how quick we would see some action.
WELL!!..WELL!!. WELL!! THIS IS WHERE ALL THE BIG HOUSES, BUSINES AND EXPENSIVE CARS ARE COMING FROM DISHONESTY…THIS SICKENS ME TO THINK
THIS HAS HAPPEN AGAIN…WE ALL NEW THIS WAS GOING ON BUT THE PROOF HAS
FINALLY COME TO LIGHT WHY THESE GREEDY PEOPLE ARE BRINING GUYANA AND GUYANESE DOWN …IT’S NOT BAD ENOUGH WE WERE KNOW TO THE WORLD AS “JIM
JONES” INCIDENT NOW WE ARE BACK IN THE NEW FOR OUR DRUG PUSHING WAYS..SHAME ON THESE PEOPLE. THE GOVERMENT SHOULD BE ASHAME OF THEMSELVES.
This is so true .There should be a movement for quality government in Guyana.
dam get a life why blame the goverment all over the world this is going on not just guyana its only because we r guyenese thats why we notice.you guys should look at the news in the country you live in. the people who make the real money out of all this is the people in the usa canada eu uk.stop blaming the goverment of guyana
Listen ann you need to stop your nonsense, you doing like guyana is the only country where bad things are happening, right there in canada crimes are being committed, drugs are being sold, you are in a country where the demands for drugs is high, so tell the people in canada to clean up their act.
Listen up…all this drugs was heading for the USA. If everyday Americans did not need their fix, there would not be a need for cocaine. This is not going to Russia, China, Japan, Korea(s) or elsewhere…..the route is clear –> to the USA, so that they can get their drug fix.
Night Nurseeeeee….oh, the pain is getting worse……My Night Nurseeeee
regardless if everyday americans need their fix why must guyana contribute to the problem.everyday americas are the only ones that uses drugs that’s rubbish,the shipment that was found in canada was it for everyday americans too you are so cold hearted.
So true.
“Keep it “LIT”
Concern you should understand what you were reading it was heading for canada but the US DEA intercept and contacted canada it was heading for the same person. Just as American need a quick fix so does the Canadian need a quick fix all in guyana. and by the way children in guyana did use bad words (CURSE WORDS) dont be naeve. Canada full of crack heads just like all over the world
The guyana government should hang their head in total shame. Mr President your people are going after internet cafe to shake them down for a little tax revenue but why is the drug problem not addresed, not one big fish have been arested as yet. I am a suporter of this government but my faith has been shaken when all the time the USA and Canada points their finger on Guyana. Then you people get upset with Barbados for not wanting you all in their country.
Look Mr Presidend shake the tree at CANU and Customs and see what falls there is no doubt in my mind that there are peoplethat give inside help.
From Roger Khan,the Budrams and now Mahendrapaul Doodnauth. I wonder which name is next they must be hearing footsteps by now behind them.
I say to all guyanese in the USA and Canada go to these drug dealers home and picket them so they and their would feel shame and be rejected by soecity. Also publish everything inthe papers including their photos. Leave them no where to hide.
Light it up!!!!!
“Keep it “LIT”