Drugs not passing ‘freely’ between Guyana and Suriname – police

The police in a statement last evening denied that drugs pass “freely” across the Guyana-Suriname border as reported by this newspaper, pointing out that there have been interceptions and law enforcement cooperation between the two countries is very high at the moment.

A statement by the Police Public Relations Department said that police took umbrage at an article published in the Stabroek News of Sunday May 12, 2013, under the caption ‘Police aware of Guyana, Suriname cross-border drug trafficking.’

“Cognisant of the article, Deputy Commissioner Law Enforcement Mr Seelall Persaud, DSM,