Guyana’s counter narcotics activities are encumbered by the peculiarities of a British colonial-era legal system that has not been updated to reflect the needs of modern-day law enforcement.This is according to the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for 2008 that was released by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs,Authentic Jerseys Wholesale, noting that seizures in Guyana for 2007 were three times higher than the previous year.The threefold seizure was largely due to one large drug haul. In May,Jerseys NFL China, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) seized 106 kilograms (kg) of cocaine hidden in dried fish glue at a home near Georgetown, and arrested four men in connection with the operation. One of these individuals was sentenced in November to ten years in prison and fined $1.2 million.This seizure represented some 63 per cent of the total drug haul for 2007 when a total of 167 kg of cocaine was nabbed.According to the US report, there are no laws in Guyana that support plea bargaining,Cheap Jerseys Free, wiretapping, or the use of DNA evidence.There were attempts,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, recently, to have these measures implemented as was agreed to at the CARICOM meeting of police commissioners and security ministers.There are no laws against racketeering or conspiracy. Even when more contemporary crime fighting tools are available to one law enforcement body, they are not necessarily available to others.Noteworthy is the fact that earlier in the year the People’s National Congress Reform had attempted to pass legislation that would force the updating of local laws.This was,Cheap Jerseys China, however,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, denied by the majority body in the National Assembly, namely the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C).In illustrating the lack of shared data, the report points out that at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) operates surveillance cameras to help thwart tax fraud. “But the cameras are not well-placed to aid counter narcotics operations. Video footage is not shared with narcotics authorities and it is not clear that it would be admissible in drug-related court proceedings….In all cases, law enforcement agencies are hamstrung by meager personnel budgets.”It was also noted that there are no routine patrols of the numerous land entry points on the 1,800 miles of border with Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname nor has there been any major confrontations with large scale drug traffickers and their organizations.