Guyana has expressed concern about non-state actors such as Colombian and Venezuelan guerrillas and gangs occupying areas near this country’s borders.
“We know the risks. We know the challenges which are in Venezuela, and we are concerned about the questions of instability, particularly in the presence of non- state actors in eastern Venezuela, particularly on our borders. Here I make reference to remnants of the FARC [Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia], the ELN [Ejército de Liberación Nacional], the Tren [Tren de Aragua], and others supporting their efforts in the form of the malandros [gangs] and others who are involved in drug trafficking, people trafficking and smuggling of minerals and other things,” Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn told a Regional Security Service (RSS) forum on March 22nd.