Guyana and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) representatives yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will cover a programme to prevent smuggling of drugs and contraband via containers.
The Container Control Programme was developed by the UNODC to assist states in protecting their import and export ports through the implementation of systems to prevent the smuggling of drugs and contraband in containers. Guyana is the first country in the Caribbean to sign on to the programme and will be followed by Suriname on Wednesday, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.
GINA reported that the MOU caters for the establishment of a port control unit in Guyana which will assist in combating the threat posed by traffickers using the maritime chain to further their illegal activities. Officers from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Guyana Police Force, Customs and Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) will
