Guyana still not on US drug blacklist
September 24, 2011 | By KNews | Filed Under News
Source - Kaieteur news
According to the BBC website, US President Barack Obama has added two Central American countries to a blacklist of countries considered major producers or transit routes for illegal drugs.
This information was released last evening by the Home Affairs Ministry. The Ministry said that this latest blacklist excludes Guyana and nails the lie that Guyana is a narco-state.
US State Department officials said cartels were using the two Central American nations as routes for smuggling cocaine from South America north to Mexico and the US. The Home Affairs Ministry did not name the Central American nations.
“A total of 22 countries, worldwide, now appear on the drugs blacklist. Guyana does not appear on that list,” the Home Affairs Ministry noted.
Three countries were deemed to have “failed demonstrably” in the fight against drugs. Guyana does not feature among those countries. A country is so deemed when it does not fulfill its obligations under international counter-narcotics agreements and conventions. Such a designation can lead to a country attracting sanctions, by the US.
“The report by the US underscores the success of Guyana’s counter-narcotics efforts, over the years, which clearly surpasses many countries in the Latin America and Caribbean Region.
“The report gives the lie to those in Guyana who are in the habit of describing Guyana as a narco-state, and is not actively engaged in fighting the drug trade.”
September 24, 2011 | By KNews | Filed Under News
Source - Kaieteur news
According to the BBC website, US President Barack Obama has added two Central American countries to a blacklist of countries considered major producers or transit routes for illegal drugs.
This information was released last evening by the Home Affairs Ministry. The Ministry said that this latest blacklist excludes Guyana and nails the lie that Guyana is a narco-state.
US State Department officials said cartels were using the two Central American nations as routes for smuggling cocaine from South America north to Mexico and the US. The Home Affairs Ministry did not name the Central American nations.
“A total of 22 countries, worldwide, now appear on the drugs blacklist. Guyana does not appear on that list,” the Home Affairs Ministry noted.
Three countries were deemed to have “failed demonstrably” in the fight against drugs. Guyana does not feature among those countries. A country is so deemed when it does not fulfill its obligations under international counter-narcotics agreements and conventions. Such a designation can lead to a country attracting sanctions, by the US.
“The report by the US underscores the success of Guyana’s counter-narcotics efforts, over the years, which clearly surpasses many countries in the Latin America and Caribbean Region.
“The report gives the lie to those in Guyana who are in the habit of describing Guyana as a narco-state, and is not actively engaged in fighting the drug trade.”
