GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana Protection Power (GDF) says two Venezuelan nationals had been arrested on Friday in a joint operation with the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU).
In an announcement on Saturday, CANU stated the Venezuelans had been in a go-fast boat with greater than 1,000 kilos of cocaine and a big amount of gas.
They had been discovered close to the coastal village of Vergenoegen, in East Financial institution Essequibo.
Based on the Director of CANU, James Singh, one of many Venezuelans is believed to carry Guyanese citizenship.
He stated the vessel had two outboard motors of 250 horsepower (HP) every.
“That is one other instance of inter-agency cooperation, in addition to officers from that unit who had been educated by abroad counterparts within the area. Various the officers are a staff that works within the area and acquired coaching by way of an EU (European Union)-sponsored program,” stated Singh in an interview with Demerara Waves On-line Information.
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