Santokhi looks to joint Caricom, South America drug fight

Chandrikapersad Santokhi

Former Justice and Police Minister of Suriname Senator Chandrikapersad Santokhi who now chairs the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) says that during his one year tenure, he plans to tighten the relations between Caricom and South American countries in order to fight drug trafficking.

Suriname recently hosted the 49th regular session of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD 49) at the Royal Torarica Hotel in Paramaribo, the Caricom Secretariat at Turkeyen said in a press release.

In an interview with the Caricom Secretariat prior to the conference, Santokhi expressed confidence that the plan of action which was