DEA investigators course for local law enforcement officers begins
Georgetown, GINA, September 17, 2012 -- Source - GINA
Twenty-four officers drawn from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today commenced a Drug Investigators Course, which is being conducted by the GPF in collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
The aim of the course is to enhance the participants’ knowledge and techniques as it relates to drug enforcement and to educate them of the current trends in drug trafficking.
Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee delivering remarks at the opening ceremony of the Drug Investigators’ Course at Police Officers’ Mess, Eve Leary
A quantity of drug fighting equipment were also handed over to local law enforcement agencies; bringing the total value of equipment that was offered by the US in this fiscal year to about US $45,000 or G $9M.
Speaking at the opening ceremony at the Police Officers’ Mess at Eve Leary, Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee said that this training initiative is considered to be very timely and expressed the Guyana Government’s gratitude to the US for its continuous efforts to forge closer bilateral cooperation to combat the scourge of illegal drugs.
“The Government of Guyana fully supports this stir of international cooperation that has been further strengthened through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). This collaborative effort has seen many steps being taken by our two countries to build capacity of the law enforcement agencies in Guyana,” the Home Affairs Minister said.