Police and military joint unit to monitor

Police officers and soldiers will be assigned to a joint station that will be established along the Coreantijn River near the Backtrack to restore law and order. Law enforcement officials from Suriname and neighboring Guyana are fed up with cross-border crime which is why they will ink a declaration of intent. “The declaration of intent is currently being formulated,” said Suriname’s Justice and Police Minister van Dijk-Silos.

The Justice minister is reportedly giving the new Public Works minister, Jerry Miranda, until next week to settle in. Next week she will discuss regulating the Backtrack with Minister Miranda especially given the fact that the Public Works Ministry is in charge of implementing the nation’s Transportation policy.

The Justice minister explained that the situation where the boats drop off passengers and goods is not safe. “I have to address the issue. If one does something, one must do it right. I had already discussed the issue with Minister Rusland. I will give Minister Miranda one or two weeks to get to know his ministry,” said Minister Van Dijk-Silos who added that a blind eye is almost being turnd at the huge degree of illegality at the Backtrack. The situation must be brought under control because the security and the income of both nations are at stake. “There is a lot of cross border crime happening there. Smuggling routes, drug trafficking, normal smuggling and criminals from the Caribbean region enter Suriname via the Backtrack.”