The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency and the Guam Department of Agriculture have new vehicles to support their missions.
Each agency now has a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, purchased by the Bureau of Statistics and Plans using $94,000 of a $2.9 million in U.S. Department of Justice Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program grant, according to a news release.
“From the start of our COVID-19 response, our goal has been to fully access this federal funding and get this support into the hands of our first responders as quickly as possible,” said Tyrone Taitano, director Bureau of Statistics and Plans.
The vehicles were received in late June.
“Beyond use for COVID-19 related emergencies, these vehicles will support agency missions and augment our aging fleet. Guam Customs is using (its vehicle) to effectuate increased patrols at all points of entry, ensuring drugs and contraband are stopped at our borders and kept off our streets,” said Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero.