Last Updated on Saturday, 30 March 2024, 8:11 by Written By Denis Chabrol
Two Venezuelans were Friday arrested in a go-fast boat with more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine and a large quantity of fuel at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo, in a joint operation by the the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), an official said Saturday.
Director of CANU, James Singh said one of the Venezuelans is believed to be the holder of Guyanese citizenship.
The vessel was fitted with two outboard motors of 250 Horse Power (HP) each, he said.
CANU said the vessel was intercepted in a joint operation with the Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard.
“This is another example of inter-agency cooperation as well as officers from that unit were trained by overseas counterparts in the region. A number of the officers are a team that do work in the region and received training through an EU (European Union)-sponsored programme,” he told Demerara Waves Online News.
Vergenoegen is a coastal village in Region Three (West Demerara-Essequibo Islands).
