Following the recent discovery in the Netherlands of over 1,000 pounds of cocaine in a container of rum from Guyana, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said “rigid” controls are in place to prevent the exports of narcotics through Guyana’s ports.
In a statement, the GRA noted that the consignment, which originated in Guyana, was scanned in Guyana according to the stipulated procedures, and no contraband or prohibited/restricted substances were detected among the said cargo when scanned. It said the consignment was shipped to the Netherlands and transited to another Caribbean territory, where it was offloaded and remained for a period before it was loaded onto another vessel destined for the Netherlands, where the discovery was made.