The ruling People’s Progressive Party in a statement issued on Monday said it welcomes the announcement by the United States government to soon establish a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Office in Guyana. The party said it was a fulfillment of a promise made more than a decade ago.
It said it was heartened by the fact that the idea received the support of the US Congress and that it belives the establishment of this office will complement ongoing efforts of the government to tackle the illicit drug trade. It also believes it will result in more coordinated action between Guyana and the United States, as well as the rest of the Caribbean and South America in the fight against drugs.
The party maintained that it has been in the forefront of the calls for greater collaboration against the drug trade not only in Guyana, but the Caribbean region. It said successive PPP/Civic-led governments have been waging a battle against drug trafficking, through training of personnel, increased resources, both human and physical, based on the National Drug Strategy Master Plans and it has always maintained that fighting the illicit drug trade is not a one-country/one-region task, but a battle that needs to be fought by all countries of the world.
