Daily Brief: CANU Grabs $190M, Cop Gets Caught in Ganja Cupboard, and a Canteen Lady Gets TikTok'd Out of Her Job

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Morning, Guyana. Friday, April 17. The sun is up, the traffic is already nonsense, and somewhere a government minister is already blaming the opposition for it. Here’s what happened while you were sleeping or pretending to sleep.

1. CANU Seizes $190M in Q1 — Says “We Are Really Cooking”

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit has announced that it seized more than $190 million worth of drugs in the first three months of 2026. Officials called this “a strong start.” Critics called this “how much of the other $900 million got through.” CANU declined to answer. A separate CANU officer was photographed shaking hands with a miner in Bartica who was later arrested with ganja in a cupboard. Nobody has explained the photo yet.

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Daily Brief: CANU Grabs $190M, Cop Gets Caught in Ganja Cupboard, and a Canteen Lady Gets TikTok'd Out of Her Job

1. CANU Seizes $190M in Q1 — Says “We Are Really Cooking”