GRA seizes over 25,000lbs of smuggled chicken

SWIFT action by the Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has resulted in the removal of a large quantity of seized foreign chicken from two separate cold- storage facilities in the Berbice area after it was discovered that the commodities were unlawfully being disposed of by the curators.

In a release, the GRA said enforcement activities over the past week led to it seize 190 boxes and one pack of chicken from one of the locations in Corentyne, Berbice and 52 boxes and one pack from another facility at Annandale on the East Coast of Demerara.
According to the GRA, two individuals were arrested in connection with the act and placed on station bail. The revenue body believes that they were trying to dispose of a total of 375 boxes weighing approximately 15,000 lbs of chicken.

Meanwhile, other exercises were also conducted simultaneously at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice and Bourda Market, leading to the discovery of more irregularities in the sale of uncustomed chicken and prompting appropriate seizures and legal action. The GRA said it seized an aggregate 268 boxes and two (2) packs of chicken weighing approximately 10,720 lbs. That amount was handed over to the Ministry of Public Health for appropriate use at the instruction of the commissioner-general.

I mentioned the use of foreign chicken in the food shops in Guyana, and the source of the chicken sold in the Kentucky shops in GT. Didn't someone say they know of chicken farmers ready to supply those shops? Now we know where the chicken coming from: Berbice.

there was a chicken in every pot when jagdeo was there

Those chlorinated chicken from the US are dangerous decease carrying carcasses.

well in the usa  chicken is the main meat

these are Suriname chicken

Contraband from Surinam enters Berbice last 50 years

for local Curry and Bunjhal ...none will be Fried 

xcept as cuttahs inna de rum shop..

Suriname doesn't raise enough chicken o be able to export that sort of quantity. In fact the country is  a net importer of chicken from the US.

Was handled over to the ministry will end up in kitchen all over

I see so much food in Guyana markets allyuh still buy forrin frozen meat.  good fuh allyuh

if I live in BG I in the market everyday putting lash on fresh fish, pork, fresh kill and clean chicken, green bush, shrip, okro, plantain, local old, non GMO seed rice

allyuh mad or wat.  wat american food I eatin'.  none at all :-[ :-[ :-[

is Granger shoving it down dem throat


like Burnham used to do