A Partnership for National Unity's proposed amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Bill has spread fear amongst many in the business community who view this as an attempt to catch them in the act of conducting illegal activities  sanctioned by the PPP. The Granger led APNU proposed that police and customs officers be given the power to stop and search persons, and if such persons are found with $2 million worth of currency or more, that currency can be seized and the persons arrested if the police or customs officer has reasonable suspicion that it is the proceeds of some serious offence or the subject of money laundering.

Those complaining are pointing to the current absence of any policy to combat corruption, the drugs trade, and money laundering by police ranks and its effects on the citizenry. They say that APNU's proposal if implemented will have a serious effect on their illegal gains. One corrupt businessman said with great authority that it makes very little sense as according to him  individuals and organizations that launder money do so with great complexity. He said if APNU can show him a money launderer who walks around with US$10,000 he will show them 'where god is on earth'. The businessman asked "what about the people who launder money by buying cars, trucks or buses but owing to how business is done in Guyana they have to take cash; what will happen when they are caught by  police ranks?".