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Last year, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) had seized a whopping $1.1 billion worth of narcotics, which amounted to 3403 kilograms. By type, the seized narcotics comprised 121.31kg of cocaine; 3280.25kg of ganja; 818.7 grams of ecstasy; 302.6 grams of methamphetamine, and 1kg of canna- bis seeds. This represented a 68.26 per cent increase in seizures when compared to the seizures of 2021, when 2022.88kg of narcotics were recorded as seized.

According to statistics provided by CANU, these seizures were made in Regions Four, Six, Nine, Three, and 10, with Region

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Four accounting for the largest seizure of narcotics.

Just over a week ago, CANU Head James Singh said the Government is serious about fighting narcotics within Guyana, adding that the country will not be used as a transhipment point for narcotics to other territories. (G12)