GUYANA’S efforts to strengthen national and regional security received a boost on Friday with the conclusion of a Special Operations Course delivered by French Special Operations experts to local law enforcement officers.

The closing ceremony was held under the auspices of Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, who lauded the initiative as a major step forward in the country’s fight against transnational organised crime. The training, which focused on intelligence gathering and practical operational techniques, brought together key security agencies from across Guyana.

Also present at the event were Director of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), Mr. James Singh, and Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency, Colonel Sheldon Howell.

The course is part of a growing security partnership between Guyana and French authorities based in Martinique and French Guiana (Cayenne). This collaboration has already produced tangible outcomes, including major drug busts and improved coordination in counter-narcotics operations.

Minister Benn praised the participants for their dedication and extended sincere appreciation to the French trainers, noting that their expertise was invaluable in boosting Guyana’s law enforcement capabilities.

“This partnership is a clear demonstration of our shared commitment to regional security and to dismantling the networks that threaten our societies,” the Minister said.

The special operations training represents a continuing investment in cross-border co-operation aimed at addressing complex security challenges, particularly those posed by narcotics trafficking and organised crime networks operating in the Caribbean and Latin America.