As the 2024 Cricket World Cup T20 tournament prepares to kick off on June 1, 2024, the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) provided $10,000 USD in funding under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) to support Guyana’s security and counternarcotics preparations by improving canine capacity to detect fentanyl and other narcotics.
A release from the US Embassy said that between May 6-18, 2024, two trainers from CSI Canine Consulting Group Ltd in Trinidad provided specialized law enforcement canine training and handler instructions for the Guyana Police Force K9 Unit.
The release said that the training included classroom instructions for the handlers at the Zara Computer Center, odour imprinting of the dogs, and practical exercises for fentanyl detection at the Eugene F Correia International Airport.
