GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC—The Guyana Defence Pressure (GDF) has intensified patrols and measures to safe the nation’s borders following current assaults on its troops alongside the Cuyuni River.
Brigadier Omar Khan, the Chief of Defence Workers, stated the GDF is provided and prepared to answer any potential aggression by Venezuela.
He was talking within the wake of three separate incidents wherein armed males in civilian clothes, situated on the Venezuelan facet between Eteringbang and Makapa alongside the Cuyuni River, attacked GDF troops conducting riverine patrols.
Brigadier Khan reaffirmed that the complete Cuyuni River is Guyanese territory. Due to this fact, the GDF and the Guyana Police Pressure (GPF) have full authority to patrol, cease, and seek for anybody navigating these waters.
“Because the first incident, the GDF has heightened its operational posture and applied drills designed to mitigate and reply successfully to such incidents. These drills have been executed efficiently,” Brigadier Khan said.
He famous that troops beforehand didn’t must cease and search vessels within the space. Nevertheless, because of the current assaults, such procedures will now be enforced.
Brigadier Khan recognized Baboon, the world the place the armed Venezuelan civilians are reportedly based mostly, as infamous for intercepting civilian boats and extorting cash for secure passage. He famous that the placement is much from populated areas, as no gunshots had been heard in Makapa, roughly 20 kilometers away.
Whereas acknowledging that the incidents have raised issues in border communities, Brigadier Khan stated that in his go to to 4 such villages, residents expressed reduction on the elevated army presence relatively than worry.
There are 13 villages alongside the Cuyuni River, and GDF personnel are stationed in nearly all of them.
Brigadier Khan additionally warned that any Guyanese who participated in elections organized by the Venezuelan regime can be handled as partaking in a coup and can be arrested. Venezuelan nationals residing in Guyana who participate in such polls will likewise be arrested and deported.
He assured the general public that the GDF would proceed patrolling the world and eliminating any threats to residents.
“Underneath the Defence Act Chapter 15:01, we have now an obligation as troopers and members of the Guyana Defence Pressure to guard our territorial integrity and our folks. This can be a mission we take significantly, and we are going to proceed to patrol that very same space and eradicate any menace to our folks and any incursion into our territory,” Brigadier Khan stated.
He careworn that the GDF is ready for any eventuality.
