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Tag Archives: France

France-bound cocaine intercepted

Anti-narcotics agents of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Friday afternoon intercepted more than two kilogrammes of cocaine that was being shipped to France. Investigators said  a package containing 2 kilogrammes, 700 grammes of cocaine was intercepted at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at about 1:30 PM on Friday January 15, 2016. The narcotic was being shipped to France via a courier ...

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Shotgun found aboard French-flagged yacht with dead yachtsman, dog

A French national, who was found adrift on a yacht offshore Guyana, was shot dead but authorities were yet to conclude if he committed suicide, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud said Saturday. He said a shotgun was found aboard the yacht, Allegro, a French-flagged vessel which was towed into Port Georgetown, Guyana’s capital, with the decomposed bodies of the man and ...

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French-flagged yacht with bodies of yachtsman, dog arrives at Port Georgetown

A French-flagged yacht with the remains of a yachtsman and his dog were Saturday morning towed into Port Georgetown where police investigators and Port Health officials were Saturday morning conducting their probe. Commander of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard, Gary Beaton confirmed that the vessel arrived at Coast Guard headquarters at about 8:15 AM. Demerara Waves Online News ...

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French-flagged yacht adrift with dead man, dog

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guardsmen were Thursday night heading about 150 miles offshore Georgetown to French-registered yacht where a man and his dog were spotted dead aboard. Senior security personnel said based on all available information, an ocean going vessel reported seeing the yacht adrift and alerted Guyanese authorities. The Coast Guard received the information Tuesday and began processing ...

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