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US authorities seize haul of marijuana on Guyana-flagged cargo ship in Caribbean Sea

Coastguardsmen and federal law enforcement authorities load 3,591 pounds of marijuana for transportation to secure facility

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Coast Guard seized more than 3,500 pounds of marijuana with an estimated wholesale value of $3.5 million during a drug interdiction in the Caribbean Sea.

Customs and Border Protection at JFK arrest Guyanese for Cocaine in Handrails

Cocaine in Handrails of Suitcase

JAMAICA, N.Y. — Smugglers of illegal narcotics will try almost anything to get their dangerous drugs into the United States.  Fortunately, U. S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport are aware of their concealment methods.

Guyanese woman and two chldren found dead in Maryland, USA

Guyanese woman and two chldren found dead in car in Maryland, USA

A Hagerstown, Maryland (USA)mother and her two young children were found dead in a car in a parking lot outside Western Heights Middle School late Monday afternoon, according to police.

18 pounds of cocaine discovered In custard powder at JFK Airport

Champion Custard Powder

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered nearly 18 pounds of cocaine concealed among powdered custard in the suitcase of a man coming from Guyana at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Recent earthquakes in the Caribbean stirs discussion

Earthquakes that occurred in the Caribbean today March 01, 2014

In the past two weeks there have been numerous earthquakes near the Caribbean and Central America region with at least two of those quakes above 5.0 magnitude

New York to auction world's most famous stamp

1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta

Three times in its long history, the 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America has broken the auction record for a single stamp. Now, it's poised to become the world's most valuable stamp again.

FBI Pilots New Reward Program Aimed at Deterring Laser Strikes

Shining a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft

Washington, D.C. FBI National Press Office February 11, 2014: The FBI today announced a new regional reward program to deter people from pointing lasers at aircraft.

Guyana identified as link in international Mafia cocaine ring

Cocaine Ring

U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York - Brooklyn - February 11, 2014: A 15 count indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging seven defendants with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses based, in part, on their participation in a transnational heroin and cocaine trafficking conspiracy involving the ‘Ndrangheta, one of Italy’s most powerful organized crime syndicates. The defendants—‘Ndrangheta member Raffaele Valente, also known as “Lello”; Gambino associate Franco Lupoi; Bonanno associate Charles Centaro, also known as “Charlie Pepsi”; Dominic Ali; Alexander Chan; Christos Fasarakis; and Jose Alfredo Garcia, also known as “Freddy”—were arrested earlier today. In a coordinated operation, Italian law enforcement authorities arrested 17 members and associates of the ‘Ndrangheta in Calabria, Italy, who were involved in the narcotics trafficking conspiracy, among other crimes.

BREAKING NEWS! United States Embassy Georgetown, Guyana Security Message for U.S. Citizens in Guyana

United States Embassy Georgetown, Guyana

Embassy Of The United States, Georgetown, Guyana: The Embassy has received unconfirmed threat information relating to Caribbean Airlines flights destined for the United States departing on Monday, February 10, 2014. 

Former QC student loses all in house fire in West Virginia, USA

Walt and Nancy Knupp

Two of Guyana Graphic’s followers Walt and Nancy Knupp lost their home, entire possessions and most of their pets to a fire in West Virginia, USA. Nancy was severely burned in the blaze and is in hospital fighting for her life, Walt was treated and released.

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