A little over a week since Brazil sent a delegation to Guyana and Suriname to discuss & pledge military assistance over their long-running border dispute with Venezuela, Guyana has dispatched Defence Force personnel to the Guyanese-Venezuelan border, to monitor & possibly repel Venezuelan gangs that may destabilize or cause havoc in the South American Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state.
Minister of state, Joseph Harmon, was quoted as saying: “We had several reports in that area, of Venezuelan civilians crossing over, so there are a lot of activities in that area and we have taken note of it and certainly our presence will be much more and much regular than it is right now.” The mineral rich, and recently the now oil rich area has been a hotspot for the Venezuelan “Sindicato” gang’s activities, who have been responsible for a number civilian attacks in and around the border area. Last month, a Guyanese gold miner was beheaded by members of the Sindicato gang on the Venezuelan side of the border. The video of the beheading was posted on social media sites.
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