US commits $73M more for drug fight under Caribbean security initiative

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge and US Ambassador Perry Holloway during the signing yesterday.

The United States yesterday committed over $73 million more for the fight against drugs here even as it prepares to open a Drug Enforcement Administra-tion (DEA) office here.

“This project is designed to enhance the capability of Guyana to conduct counter-narcotics operations…the long term goal is to ensure the quality and integrity of personnel assigned to CANU [Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit] and to strengthen the investigative partnership between CANU and the DEA,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge