The efficient manning of the border that Guyana shares with Venezuela is challenging but the joint services ranks who are posted there are trying their best to ensure that it is secure, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan says.
“…the police and the army are trying to cover the area and give security governance…That is what we can do and that is as best as we can do”, he said during a recent interview with this newspaper.
There is growing concern about the smuggling of goods and members of armed gangs terrorising Guyanese living in communities near the border. The situation has been compounded by the arrival of dozens of Venezuelans fleeing hardship in their home country. President David Granger, Ramjattan and top security officials had visited some of those communities to assess the security situation.
