Canadian security officials have arrived here for talks with their counterparts in the wake of the smashing of a ring which exported cocaine in cartons containing pepper sauce.
Sources say that the officials will be holding a series of meetings with the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), the police force and others. These face-to-face meetings are expected to heighten cooperation between Georgetown and Ottawa on cracking down on the cocaine trade.
Thus far, CANU has questioned the key players in the organization that smuggled 376 kilos of cocaine in the pepper sauce cartons. One shipment was busted on December 8 in New Brunswick, Canada and the other was nabbed on December 24 in St Croix, the US Virgin Islands after Canadian authorities tipped off the US DEA.
Two people that CANU had sought in this matter, Reginald Rodrigues and Orlando Watson, are believed to have fled the country by the backtrack. Rodrigues was thought to have made it to Suriname but authorities now believe he is in Venezuela and local authorities have exchanged the relevant information with their counterparts in Caracas. Watson is believed to be in Suriname.
Another person of interest, Inderpaul Doodnauth has been in contact with CANU. His brother, Mahendrapal was arrested in Canada in relation to the New Brunswick shipment. Two others who co-run a store in Georgetown have also been in contact with CANU. One of the two was also being questioned in relation to a shipment of timber with cocaine seized in the Caribbean last year.
The other, a deportee, is believed to have sourced the cocaine that was stuffed into the dividers of the cartons.
While no charges have yet been laid and none of the drug shipments was intercepted here, CANU is confident that it has upturned the major drug supply network headquartered on the East Coast.
The laying of charges is said to be dependent on Canada supplying key information on the busts.
The Canadians officials are not corrupt like the ones here…believe me people somebody or bodies will get caught and when they do, some of you will say…”i knew he used to do duh” But like i said before…no matter what they try, the cocaine will pass again even if it is the elastic ban in clothes.
you know some of the tricks.
that is how we smuggle our money during the previous administration, in the pants waist.
some hide diamonds in their hairdo[women, though some get caught]
Well, this is not the first time the canadians coming to Guyana regarding drug busts.
Remember in 2001 when the RCMP was in Guyana regarding drugs and body smuggling and a few people were jailed for a few days.
This same regime released the people that were held in Guyana and the matter just died.
Only those that were held overseas were jailed and are probably still in Jail.
Four Guyanese Arrested in Visa Scam.
Thanks
RG
SandHurst the Mountie, always get their man.
free speech you have to put the year when dem things de happening to guyanese and under who before dem could understand what you telling dem coz dem gon tell yuh dem ent kno bout duh time…
You got that right the Canadian Government will not take this matter lightly. Especially Green now been appointed as Commissioner and the Canadian Official has revoked his visa. Many watching on and taking serious not of this one.
the wiser the government the wiser the people. However, they all will get cought one of these days. then their whole world will come crashing down. the canadian OPP are very knowledgeable they could smell the smallest tick in the crowed.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police is coming to Guyana, not the OPP(Ontario provincial police).
A lot of people whom we think are doing genuine business are involved in drugs and the officals knows them but yet nothing is done . This is a good gesture on behalf of the canadians. Let s see how far this goes.
this is such a shameful developement, the canadian authorities had to pay a visit to tell their guyanese counterpart that,look you guys have to stop taking bribes and do your jobs in a more sufficient manner,this looks bad for the govt and all guyanese.
Good comment, but for future reference the word is “efficient” not “sufficient”. Good luck.
A drug lord was scheduled for a brain transplant. Three donors were available (a) University Professor (b) general Surgeon and (c)Police officer.The surgical transplant team was surprised that the Police Officer’s brain was the donation of choice. puzzled they sought an explanation as to why the two other brilliant brains were rejected. To this the reply was ” yuh see the other two are well uesd and lil wear, the police is new and unused.
What key information is need? The drugs were shipped in sealed containers and discovered en route to the destination. CANU stop pretending when you know fully well the shippers would not be charged. When the Canadians leave it would be business as usual!
you r soooooooooooooo right
I am reading all these BAD things happening in guyana but what i am not seeing is the president of guayan taking a firm stand and dealing with these matters one must wonder does the president know about the drugs before it even ship out. I was waiting for him to say something to the public and the canadian government and this matter but i guess this will go down just like the others.
This is a job for Rohee and the police commissioner, not the president,although he do make pronouncement on everything that happens in guyana.
Remember is the government that gat to give them access :):)
whats the big deal, is guyana we talking about.