President Irfaan Ali yesterday sounded a warning to drug dealers that Guyana is intolerant of illegal operations and they will face consequences for their criminality.
Pointing to the 4.4-tonne cocaine bust in Region One last Saturday, Ali yesterday posited that the illegal smuggling of drugs poses a deadly risk to national security and it is why his government will tackle the scourge head on.
“I would like to commend the security services, our joint services and our partners, the DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration], for the recent bust in Region One. Make no mistake, the bust is not the end of the matter. We have every intention, working with our partners, to destabilise and break the back of all criminal networks, especially in drug trafficking, operating within our territorial space and in our airspace,” he said.