Comments on: Addicted to drug trafficking

By: Ron G. Elcock

Ron G. Elcock — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:41:36 +0000

narcotics + opportunity = drug money

when drug money > GDP = corruption

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:29:12 +0000

… “the tarnishing of the good image of GY abroad “can” be laid at the door steps of this govt”; needs to be put to critical analysis here!

let’s start with “when” in the early 80’s the cocaine first started to enter Gy ,, who were the first people that was given “political blessing” when the movement started from brazil thru lethem ,,until greed took over and everyone who felt lucky have their hands in the “cocaine jar” from the extreme of the western to the eastern border and the entire south western corridor that is so porous that it’s a virtual nightmare to even fathom a plan ! it wasn’t until late 90’s early 2000 that some authorities in the govt’s employ ,, became pawns of their own greed by the drug dealers ,, and then the ball spun out of orbit due to lack of control from the element of greed by all ,, culminating in mayhem with violence and murder !…

the rest is history ,, this govt; is NOT part of the problem ,, they inherited a problem of which they had no understanding of period ! which by extension,,, is they r unable to fix ,, for lack of knowing how !…..which is their guilty plea !….

anything beyond what i say here is throwing stones ! and one need to be very careful to have a well laden war chest of stones to throw !…. cos yuh might fine yuhself like de palestinians ,, tho,, the plan by the palestinians may yet work in their favour ! only time will tell !…..

By: miltonbruce

miltonbruce — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:21:10 +0000

How naive all of this is.Do we make cocaine in this country? So since we do not, does it not stand to reason then that its exportation through Guyana has great collusion from very influential people.

By: TeaJae

TeaJae — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:01:38 +0000

Swat- Most Guyanese do not know that with the major drug wars in Mexico, and the drug cartels fighting over turf,the Colombians have a problem with the Mexican route.

They are now shipping through Venezuela, as you know Chavez got
rid of the DEA office that was based there sometime ago. Part of those shipment are now coming through Guyana with the assistance of Guyanese.

By: Ankoko

Ankoko — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:58:59 +0000

Good editorial! I am afraid that’s all it will do. Get some kudos from the blogs here and be relegated to the archives.
While I hope so I don’t see an end to this scourge here any time soon. Law enforcement here lack the ‘essentials’ to put it down!

By: Darkchild

Darkchild — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:11:07 +0000

Lovely article…writer I hope you can be one of the voices that would lobby for the external forces like DEA/RCMP/British Secret Service and other external forces to help Guyana.Keep the pressure on…

Long live the security forces …..will fight with everything….

By: GEORGIA ON MY MIND

GEORGIA ON MY MIND — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:00:23 +0000

I think that you are being funny and I do hope thats what you are doing. Because Canada and America has nothing to do with the drugs in Guyana. The mules that are bringing it to these two countries are stupid and is looking for a fast buck.

By: skinteeth

skinteeth — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:23:26 +0000

The economy is bolstered by narco money. no 2 ways about that. But while it is the responsibility of the government to crack down on this, I believe there is an unwillingness in the general society at large to earnestly support them. Everyone knows it bad, but don’t want to live without it. A reminder that the parallel economy in Guyana is about 30 years old. It started out in contraband, then gold and US$, fuel smuggling ,human trafficking, and now narco trafficking and the money laundering proceeds . Apart from the narco, all the others were saviours to the public in one way or the other. Folks we have graduated to the hard stuff, and honestly nothing can and will be done about it

By: eastbanner

eastbanner — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:55:03 +0000

Unless the US and Canada stop using drugs, only then this will stop..

By: speedy

speedy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:33:00 +0000

the guyana government is as complicit in actively encouraging the growth of this cancer as those who carry, refine, package and distribute the commodity…yes..it is a commodity in the real sense of the word since its trade is helping to bolster the formal and informal economies of our country…and the govt. is doing nothing…nothing to curb activities related to it.

By: Pantha

Pantha — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:27:01 +0000

Reading between the lines, one is steered towards the thought that the authorities are themselves involved at some level.

Of course it could just be bureaucratic malaise, incompetence and sloth that is behind the curious incident of the dog in the night time…but I doubt it.

By: GEORGIA ON MY MIND

GEORGIA ON MY MIND — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:48:49 +0000

I agree with this article, the President needs to show what he will be bringing to the table in order for him to get assistance from any country. He also needs to make sure that the living arrangements are safe for the people who are going to come and put their lives in danger to help control the drug smuggling in Guyana. I do not and cannot see in what way the government of Guyana is or has been trying to control the drug problem.
LIVE IN LOVE
PEACE OUT

By: SWAT

SWAT — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:57:27 +0000

It’s now a global fact that GY not only have an insatiable appetite for illegal drugs but has become a major drug transshipment corridor for drugs entering North America. The GY economy runs on, and prospers by this illegal activity. And the country is a safe haven for drug dealers. The PPP administration’s deafening silence and its resistance to implement important initiatives prescribed in its own National Drug Strategy Master Plan speaks volume about its willingness or lack thereof of eliminating this national scourge. The tarnishing of the good image of GY abroad can be laid at the doorsteps of this government.

By: SOESDYKE

SOESDYKE — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:42:09 +0000

The answer to that question, is a very BIG YES.

By: michael tannassee

michael tannassee — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:33:31 +0000

…. it’s a given that GUYANA does not have resources to counter the movement of the cocaine coming into Gy ,, with all of the variables in the dynamics of the equation,,,,,, it would make sense then,, by intelligence to be more mindful of the exits from GY ,, be it by people ,, of people and /or collusion of informants which by summary will leave the “piper” open to the highest bidder !,,,,,

the piper can be made to suffer like the bidder ,, if the laws of the country are up held in the courts ,,to deal with all,, with the same measurement for having anything to do with cocaine in GUYANA !

certain elements of the parallel economy of the block that is “wall street” must be “demolished” b4 any such plan will take effect ! i don’t see this happening soon !….

so the beat goes on !……. and the piper continues to play ,,, for the protection of the highest bidder !!!!!!!!

the “mall” and the “transformer” is one of the many act’s in a play that is putting shakespeare to mediocrity ! the whole structure of the moral compass has been allowed to be “de-magnetised” for close to 4 decades ,, the “mindlessness” that is now a culture of more than just a whole generation is beyond re-configuration !….

the system is over loaded with parasites at every spectrum of the society “HIGH n LOW”… doan believe me ??????? look aroun yuh !,,,,

it’s not difficult to see ,, cos it happening everywhere by all !…

By: guyanese69

guyanese69 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:32:39 +0000

Efforts by the Guyana government to curb this criminal activity is all smoke and mirrors

By: nelly avila moreno

nelly avila moreno — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:02:28 +0000

thanks for this brilliant editorial
drug fighting or so.called drug fighting in Guyana is a farce as are many other ‘programs’ and ‘initiatives’ that are supposed to curb illegal activities

By: GT MAN

GT MAN — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:59:07 +0000

Why can’t the process simply start with tax authorities auditing the tax returns filed by these large business (assuming these businesses file income tax returns). If evidence cannot be provided to support the income and profits for these businesses then the consequences shoudl be enforced. That’s where the rubber meets the road….there are no consequences for illegal activity committed by high society individuals in Guyana…

By: GERMAN

GERMAN — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:41:51 +0000

Where there’s a will there’s a way…..
To put it simply, this government lacks the will

Even former Minister Gail Texieria spoke out against the pervasisve influence of the local drugs cartel.

I hope Roger Khan gets justice in America…he has been waiting a long long time…so has Guyana