Treasury Sanctions Guyanese and Colombians for Trafficking Cocaine From South America to the US and Europe

Treasury Sanctions Guyanese and Colombians for Trafficking Cocaine From South America to the US and Europe

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned a network trafficking cocaine from South America to the United States and Europe on June 5, as reported in a press release. The Treasury Department sanctions target four Guyanese citizens and two Colombian citizens who were allegedly responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine from South America to the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean, using air…

GRA begins registration of PAL series

‘evidence of progress’ – says Jagdeo A mere three months after rolling out its PAK series, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced that it has commenced registration of motor vehicles under the new PAL series and this, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, asserts, vindicates the government’s focus on road infrastructure, and is indicative of increased economic activity, a Department of Public Information release stated on Friday. The article GRA…

US imposes sanctions on Guyanese nationals, including a senior police officer

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyanese government says it “will continue to work diligently” with the United States after the US Department of the Treasury’s

Drug trafficking sanctions: “We’re cutting off their profits, securing our borders” – US State Dept official

The United States (US) is tackling international drug trafficking head-on with its recent sanctions on four Guyanese nationals, by cutting off their profits and securing the US borders, according to a senior official at the Department of State. On Thursday, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Senior Superintendent of Police Himnauth Sawh along with Paul Daby Jr, Mark Cromwell, and Randolph Duncan – …

Guyana – U.S. Sanctions Nationals, Including Senior Police Officer, Over Drug Trafficking

The Guyanese government says it “will continue to work diligently” with the United States after the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a number of named Guyanese and foreign nationals as a result of continuing investigations into the use of Guyana as a place for transshipment of drugs to the North American country. In a statement, Georgetown said that it welcomes the “significant development” in th…