| Guyana and South Africa have both committed to intensifying efforts to suppress the trade of illegal drugs through a triangular drug route that also includes Brazil.The commitment was made during a bilateral meeting between Guyana’s Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, and the Minister responsible for the South African Police Service, Mr. Nkosinathi Mthethwa.Home Affairs Minister Clement RoheeThe two gentlemen are attending the 30th International Drug Enforcement Conference, which is currently being held at the World Trade Centre in Moscow, Russia.A statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs said that Minister Rohee is attending the conference at the invitation of the Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice of the United States of America.Accompanying the Minister to the Conference are Crime Chief Seelall Persaud and James Singh,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Head of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit.The Conference,Wholesale Jerseys, which is an annual event, allows for policy makers and senior law enforcement officials of various countries of the world to discuss and develop additional strategies aimed at countering the illegal trafficking, manufacture and use of drugs as well as related illegal activities such as money laundering and the unlawful use of precursor chemicals.According to the Home Affairs Ministry, Minister Rohee and his South African counterpart agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in furtherance of a commitment made to intensify the fight against narcotics trafficking.“It was also agreed that a study would be done of the Triangular Drug Route – Guyana, Brazil and South Africa – with a view to suppressing it through joint efforts.”More than 600 South African drug mules and drug traffickers are in foreign jails. Almost half of these are in jails in South America, including Guyana.In 2009,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, Cheryll Nosia Kwitshanna, a South African by birth who was living in the United Kingdom was nabbed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri with a quantity of narcotics.Crime Chief Seelall PersaudKwitshanna was charged with trafficking in narcotics and was found guilty by Magistrate Priya Beharry who sentenced her to three years’ imprisonment and ordered that she be deported upon completion of the sentence.Also in 2009 two more South Africans appeared in a Georgetown Magistrates’ Court after they entered Guyana illegally.Francis Thulani, a 43-year-old engineer,Arizona Diamondbacks Gregor Blanco Jersey, and Jonny Momadugebuna, a football coach, both pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal entry into Guyana. They admitted that they entered Guyana by sea on August 1 at Pomeroon River, Essequibo, without the consent of an Immigration Officer.Although police suspected that the men were part of an international narcotics ring, their excuse was that they were brought to Guyana through Venezuela by a friend who had promised them that they would be able to explore here.Apart from meeting with his South African counterpart, Minister Rohee also held discussions with the State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr. Rigor N Zubov.During that meeting, an agreement was reached to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries,NFL Jerseys China, specifically in the areas of training of police ranks including specialized training.At present, a group of Guyanese lawmen are in Russia undergoing a three-month training programme.From April 13 to April 21, Inspector Jermain Johnson, Corporal Mahendra Thuknauth and Constable Earl Rowley attended a course on administration and detection of certain types of crime related to the use of computer information and high technology, abduction and trafficking, theft of vehicles,Cheap NFL Jerseys, road traffic accidents,Nike NFL Jerseys China, riots,Cheap NFL Jerseys, terrorists and extremist acts at the Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Interior Affairs Ministry of Russia.Minister Rohee and his Russian counterpart also exchanged information on the Police Reform Programmes that both countries are currently undertaking.According to the Ministry of Home Affairs,http://www.theworldsoccersshop.com/Argentina-Facundo-Roncaglia-Jersey.html, the Russian Minister showed strong interest in Guyana’s Community and Neighbourhood Policing Programmes.Rohee also held a meeting with the Brazilian delegation that is attending the Conference. |
