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Oct 22, 2008 News
– drug may have passed through Guyana waters
A Venezuelan vessel, which apparently passed through Guyanese waters on October 16, was seized by Surinamese authorities after approximately 100 pounds of cocaine was discovered as the vessel made port in Suriname.
Reports have said that the vessel, described as a Venezuelan fast boat, was forced to stop in the Pomeroon area for fuel.
When the vessel made port in Suriname, a shootout ensued, leaving one Surinamese police officer dead. At present, the Surinamese police are said to be investigating the matter, and are apparently collaborating with law enforcement agencies from Guyana and the wider Caribbean, so as to track the movement of the vessel.
The investigation also hopes to link the boat to an owner.
This incident comes just weeks after the Guyana Police Narcotics Section discovered a container of rice, which was supposed to be shipped to Jamaica, packed with a quantity of cocaine, with a street value of over US$3.75 million.
Prior to this, there have been numerous shipments of cocaine out of Guyana, where the drug was concealed in fish, lumber and suitcases. In these cases, arrests were made in the countries to which the drug was being shipped.
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