US EditionDrug Traffickers Who Used a 'Narco Sub' To Smuggle Cocaine Into The U.S. Hit With Sanctions
- The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six alleged drug traffickers on June 5, 2025, including four Guyanese and two Colombians involved in cocaine smuggling using narco subs and aircraft.
- The sanctions follow years of trafficking cocaine through Guyana by exploiting its geography, with suspects operating airstrips, narco subs, and facilitating corruption to move drugs internationally.
- Among the sanctioned were Paul Daby Jr. And Randolph Duncan, operators of Guyana's largest drug ring, former officer Mark Cromwell wanted for abduction charges, and officer Himnauth Sawh accused of enabling traffickers.
- Authorities seized record cocaine amounts including 4.4 tonnes in Guyana’s Barima-Waini region and 182 kilograms from a Guyanese cargo vessel near Trinidad in March 2025, showing extensive trafficking networks.
- These sanctions block U.S. Property interests of the accused and aim to disrupt trafficking networks operating through Guyana despite ongoing corruption challenges highlighted by the 2025 State Department report.
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(AFP) On Thursday, the United States sanctioned two Colombians and four Guyanese for trafficking tons of cocaine from South America to the United States, Europe and the Caribbean through Guyana in narcosubmarines and planes, the Treasury Department reported.
Trump administration drops hammer on 'narco sub' cocaine ring as cartels threaten US borders
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on six individuals accused of operating major drug-trafficking organizations that transport tons of cocaine through Guyana using "narco subs."
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on South American Drug Traffickers
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned six individuals linked to significant drug trafficking operations. According to Fox News, the sanctions target two Colombians and four Guyanese thought to be major players in the cocaine trade across the Western Hemisphere. The sanctioned individuals include Colombians Manuel Salazar Gutierrez and Yeison Andres Sanchez Vallejo, as well as Guyanese nationals Randolph Duncan, Himnauth Sawh, Mark C…
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