Guyana’s political and judicial infrastructure has been impacted by narco-influence and its economy has become increasingly affected by drug money according to the US’s annual report to Congress which also expressed the hope for more co-operation from Georgetown on extraditions and fighting money-laundering.
The annual US International Narcotics Control Strategy Report has been a source of contention between Washington and Georgetown in recent years and has been closely read here ever since it named Roger Khan as a known drug lord. That declaration triggered a series of events that eventually led to Khan’s capture in Suriname and transfer to Washington.
This year’s report