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.
sandman, you in guyana you don’t know whats going on over here. how come you think all those drugs from all over the world on the streets of canada? i have a cousin who is a lawyer who defends people caught with drugs. these people tell him the entire peel and halton regional police officers are corrupt. we had a former prime minister who negotiated the purchase of some used search and rescue helicopters. everybody knows this guy took a kickback from this deal but they did not found “evidence” to convict him.
QUIBIAN, Be very careful of what you are saying.Your comments may haunt you later, my friend.
the former p. m. referred to in his own words “made an error in judgement”
Moderator am I banned from making comments here? Kindly notify me either here or by e-mail. I’ve noticed that my comments to this article were completely deleted as well an my comments on the oversized government. That way I would invest my time in other (more) profitable ventures
too many big words or wha
The last time the canadians were in guyana about drugs…what happened? Ask the new Assistant Commissioner of Police Steve Merai.
sam, unlike the the “americans” on this blog who are afraid, we have freedom to say anything we want in canada and guyana.
…. i have a few questions for this forum ,, whoever is the
MODERATOR ? / AXER !
i did quite a lengthy piece on the oversized govt: that dealt with a few poignant scenarios that gave rise to the oversize “everything in GY NOW !
over size govt,, o/size corruption ,, o/size mindlessness ,, o/size 4×4
in round holes an mo” o/size suh much it mek yuh hed spin and in it ,, i made reference to a few o/size issues that is impediments to economic developments which is being mishandled bcos of the band-aid mentality ,, here’s a very good example ,,,
immediately after the President pulled – so it seemed to me – the 3bil GYD “canal” from left field ,, i thought damn ! big band-aid ,, i was almost goin out of my mind for some one to ask how far is it from the EDWC to the atlantic ,, and out comes Malcom and gave us the measurement in miles from the EDWC which i now know is 10 miles ,, another day i shall delve into the intricaies of this ginormous blunder both in terms of money and stupidity ,, and forgive my diversion ,,
i must return to my piece being allowed to stand for a few and then it’s legs were sliced from under it ! that said ,, i now am compelled to ask of the moderator ,, what then becomes of my “intellectual property” in the form of my copy right ! that u have,, by ur decision,, to kill my comments ,, THAT IS TOTALLY UNBIASED AND,, IS DEALING WITH A FAIR AND BALANCED format in a democratic way to give my understanding of why GUYANA may be where it’s at in the report !
this question is important to me since i need to know how i can retrieve all of my copy right “intellectual property” which i feel very strongly that u r obligated to answer ! Please allow me to be cordial in my wait for ur response ,, !…..
many have been disatisfied with their’s being “axed” and i can
understand why ! on one hand while on the other i must admit that mine ,, perhaps like theirs may create for u ,, by law ,, problems ! so it is in ur judgement prudent to kill it ! which brings me back to ask one time more that u tell me how i am able to retrieve all of my “IP” that u have deleted ,,,,,,,, thank u ! bon soir ! merci beaucoup !……..
LONG LIVE THE RCMP……………….LONG LIVE THE RCMP…BRING THEM HOME SO WE COULD JAIL THEM……………………..
stop the madness with the drugs.