Dutch Customs Seize Half Ton Cocaine In Eldorado Rum, Guyana Exporting More Cocaine Than Oil Under PPP Administration
In addition to the spiraling out-of-control crime rate in Guyana, criminals are now taking advantage of the People’s Progressive Party government’s “don’t ask, won’t tell” stance on the illegal drug trade.
On Thursday, the Customs department of the Netherlands found a consignment of cocaine weighing 530 kilos in a sea container in the port of Rotterdam. The drugs were hidden in several sports bags between a load of rum.
The container came from Gyana and was transported to Rotterdam via the Dominican Republic by seagoing vessel. The cargo was destined for a company in Schiedam. According to the Public Prosecution Service, this company appears to have nothing to do with smuggling.