Man caught smuggling liquor from Brazil – CANU

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) is reviewing the need for further training of ranks after a suspected liquor smuggler released dogs to attack ranks during an operation at Lethem.

According to a CANU release, a joint operation with the Guyana Revenue Authority was conducted yesterday at Lethem and Lyndon Franklin of Lot 470 Tabatinga, Lethem, Region Nine, was arrested for allegedly smuggling goods from Brazil into Guyana.

The release said that 30 cases of Blackstone Whisky, nine cases of Blend Seven Whiskey, and four cases of Skarloff Vodka were found in the man’s lorry after he was intercepted. He is expected to be charged and placed before the Lethem Magistrate Court for breaches of the Customs Act.