The government yesterday received a report on an inquiry into how the anti-narcotics agency, CANU and the GDF handled the interception of a vessel which was later busted on the high seas by US-led forces with a huge amount of cocaine.
Concerns about how the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) handled the vessel prompted President David Granger to convene a Commission of Inquiry into the matter and it could lead to a shake-up of CANU. In the wake of questions over the handling of the vessel, the Head of CANU, James Singh was sent on leave due to him. The government had said that there was no link between the probe and Singh’s proceeding on leave.
