Apart from an award of US$300,000 ($60m) from the United States to combat narcotics trafficking here, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will begin a capacity-building programme and a FBI team will help with port security.
This was disclosed yesterday by US Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot during the signing ceremony for the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Fund at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
She said that this initiative is geared at deepening the partnership between the US and Guyana under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI).