Venezuela y Guyana endurecen su lucha contra el tráfico de Estupefacientes y psicotrópicos

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By Stabroek staff November 23, 2009 in Local News

Guyana and Venezuelan authorities agreed to strengthen cooperation to combat the drug trade during a meeting in the Venezuelan capital earlier this month.
A release yesterday from the Ministry of Home Affairs said that on November 4 and 5, a delegation from Guyana comprising former Commissioner of Police, Floyd McDonald DSM, who represented the Ministry of Home Affairs; Seelall Persaud- Assistant Commis-sioner and Head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Guyana Police Force; and James Singh- Head of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit, attended a meeting of the Guyana/ Venezuela Mixed Commission on Drugs in Caracas, Venezuela. Guyana’s delegation was augmented by the presence of Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Odeen Ishmael as Head of the delegation and two staff members of the Guyana Embassy in Caracas. The release stated that the meeting was held with the National Anti Drugs Office, (ONA) of Venezuela at their Headquarters in Caracas.
During the meeting a number of issues of mutual interest in the fight against drugs were discussed and agreed on. The matters ranged from mutual cooperation to the exchange of information. Thirteen items were identified for follow up action to be taken by both countries, the release stated.
It was agreed by both delegations that the cooperation between the two countries to combat the drug trade should be strengthened and intensified, the Ministry said.
Most of the cocaine transiting Guyana is believed to come from Venezuela by boats. Several boatmen have been murdered in recent times in drug-related attacks. Much of the cocaine that passes through Guyana is shipped out to other countries.


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Nota del editor del blog: Al referenciarse a la República Cooperativa de Guyana se deben de tener en cuenta los 159.500Km2, de territorios ubicados al oeste del río Esequibo conocidos con el nombre de Guayana Esequiba o Zona en Reclamación sujetos al Acuerdo de Ginebra del 17 de febrero de 1966.


Territorios estos sobre los cuales el gobierno Venezolano en representación de la Nación venezolana se reservo sus derechos sobre los territorios de la Guayana Esequiba en su nota del 26 de mayo de 1966 al reconocerse al nuevo Estado de Guyana .
“...por lo tanto, Venezuela reconoce como territorio del nuevo Estado, el que se sitúa al este de la margen derecha del río Esequibo y reitera ante la comunidad internacional, que se reserva expresamente sus derechos de soberanía territorial sobre la zona que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del precitado río; en consecuencia, el territorio de la Guayana Esequiba sobre el cual Venezuela se reserva expresamente sus derechos soberanos, limita al Este con el nuevo Estado de Guyana, a través de la línea del río Esequibo, tomando éste desde su nacimiento hasta su desembocadura en el Océano Atlántico...”