US to help Guyana on narcotics, money laundering

Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and US Chargé d’Affaires Thomas Pierce yesterday signed a Letter of Agreement to establish and support projects aimed at countering money laundering and narcotics operations over the next three years, under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).

The Letter of Agreement covers two key areas, law enforcement support and tracking money laundering, a release from the US Embassy said yesterday. “The law enforcement support is designed to enhance the Guyana Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) capability to conduct counter-narcotics operations at