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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The Guyana Defense force closed down an illegal airstrip located some 80 miles upriver from Orealla in the Corentyne. This was after they found an aircraft on it along with a still smoldering all terrain vehicle and a bulldozer. The Guyana Defense Force said it is believed that the airstrip was constructed to facilitate transshipment of narcotics and the conduct of illegal activities. This is the second such operation within a year, and it comes at a time when the government continues to be criticized for not doing enough to fight drug trafficking there. The operation was launched earlier this week following the sighting of the airstrip during a routine flight to New River by a GDF pilot who on flying over the airstrip noticed the aircraft parked halfway up the airstrip and several persons clad in dark clothes emerging from the jungle.
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