Government’s failure to prosecute drug traffickers using legislation enacted to strengthen the response of law enforcement and the judiciary has again been highlighted by the United States, which is encouraging a deepening of security and law enforcement cooperation between the two countries.
According to the US State Department’s 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, the Guyana government has passed legislation to enable a more-effective response to the threat of drug trafficking. It cited the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act of 2009, the Interception of Communications Bill, and the Criminal Procedure Bill,
