–four persons arrested; matter to be prosecuted in the US
THE US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Georgetown Country Office, on March 21, 2024, collaborated with the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATFS), Guyana Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to seize a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) approximately 150 miles off the coast of Guyana carrying 2,370 kilogrammes (roughly 5,224 lbs) of cocaine.

According to a press release from the US Embassy, the US Navy’s guided missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf interdicted the SPSS, resulting in the arrest of four individuals and seizure of the cocaine.
“This landmark SPSS seizure will be prosecuted in the United States. The US government remains committed to its support of the Government of Guyana and its Caribbean partners in developing ever-greater capacity to disrupt illicit trafficking and transnational crime to advance citizen security,” the US Embassy said.