Dead is 13-year-old Anthony 2021 INEWS Guyana. Officers walked by a truck they suspected to be part of a huge heroin ring and sawin plain sighta brick of heroin just hanging out of an open box. For decades, Guyana has served drug traffickers as a crucial transit point for South American cocaine headed to the United States and Europe. Only one active session is allowed per subscriber. WebNovember 6, 2020 Law enforcement officials in Belgium are probing the discovery of 11.5 tons of cocaine, which was unearthed in a container of scrap metal from Guyana and When the Coast Guard ships, who were just out cruising around, approached the Gatun, the crew did not protest. Guyana has also been directly linked to recent record drug busts in Europe, reflecting how traffickers have used the nation to feed increased transatlantic cocaine flows stoked by booming South American cocaine production. Largest drug bust in the world Notice Paper No.48 - Guyanas Largest Drug Bust - National The cartel responsible for all of it, undoubtedly taking a page out of the Spanish subtitled version of The Shawshank Redemption, dug an 1,800-foot underground tunnel from a building in Tijuana, Mexico, to a similar building in San Diego, California. InSight Crime looks at Guyanas decisive role as a transit hub on drug trafficking routes linking Latin America to lucrative markets for cocaine. We encourage readers to copy and distribute our work for non-commercial purposes, with attribution to InSight Crime in the byline and links to the original at both the top and bottom of the article. That is, until 1984, when DEA agents and the Colombian National Police raided the complex and shut it down. gnnleditorial@gmail.com (Editorial) Italian police claim world's largest drug bust after US$1.1 billion of 27, 2023 at 3:34 PM PDT. Belgian Law Enforcement Officers are on the hunt for a number of suspects and have been in touch with local law enforcement officials. If theres one thing Ive learned while writing this article, its that people who deal in drugs are really good at leaving their drugs around in places they can be found. However, the record-breaking shipment was expected by law enforcement officials as it is suspected it left the port of Guyana after the drug gangs arrest in Belgium, with drug gangs unable to intercept it once at sea. According to a Deutsche Welle report, the seizure was made after investigators at the Joint Customs and Police Investigation Group (JIT) received a tip-off about drug smuggling. Amount Seized: 42,845 pounds of cocaineValue:More than $600 million. Jamaica says intercepts big cocaine shipment from Guyana Man found dead in Quamina St. Hotel; Woman jumps from room window after Police summoned, GPSU hammers Government on treatment of public servants and political interference in public service, Ramotar and Duncan call for end of division within trade union movement, Teen boys die in separate drowning incidents in Berbice and Linden, Sheriff General Hospital aims to provide highest quality of affordable care, Caribbean Legal Community must shape up to meet technological age and new frontiers of electronic justice, Former Chief of Staff encourages more youths to enlist in the military, Bar Association not supportive of National Intelligence Bill; Flags threat to Attorney-Client privilege, Govt. Prosecutors allege Nebblett recruited couriers in Guyana to take commercial flights to the United States with baggage containing "cocaine ladened shoes. Reports out of Jamaica indicate that the cocaine was found in two of six transshipment containers that arrived on the island from Guyana en route to Haiti and China. var gcse = document.createElement('script'); Connecticut Police have apprehended a St. Johnsbury drug and shooting suspect on a murder charge after being released in Caledonia Superior Court in 2021. Guyana linked to historic scrap metal cocaine bust in Belgium
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