GUYANA is hosting the 27th INTERPOL Americas Regional Conference as law-enforcement leaders from across the region examine ways to strengthen co-operation against transnational organised crime, including drug trafficking, cybercrime, money laundering, illegal firearms and the illicit trade in natural resources.
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, delivering remarks at the opening of the two-day conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Wednesday, said approximately 50 officials from 37 countries have gathered in Georgetown to discuss threats that increasingly cross national borders.
It is the first time Guyana is hosting the INTERPOL Americas Regional Conference, marking a significant point in the country’s longstanding relationship with the international police organisation.
Guyana joined INTERPOL on October 1, 1968, and its National Central Bureau in Georgetown operates within the Guyana Police Force as a permanent link to the wider INTERPOL network.
