Guam Attorney General Douglas Moylan gave a presentation on castle doctrine to members of the Guam Contractors Association on Wednesday at the Westin Resort Guam in Tumon.
Photo by David Castro/The Guam Daily Post
HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Attorney General Douglas Moylan told members of the Guam Contractors Association to “change the governor” to solve the methamphetamine epidemic on Guam.
On Wednesday Moylan spoke to the GCA about the castle doctrine and self-defense laws in the Somnak Ballroom of the Westin Resort.
Although most of the presentation involved Moylan discussing protections given to citizens under the castle doctrine when deadly force is used, a question from the audience regarding the arrest of a Department of Corrections officer, Brian Cha, on suspicion of illegal possession of a controlled substance on Wednesday led Moylan to start discussing how to stop the methamphetamine epidemic on the island.
“Shut that port down. That meth is coming through our Port Authority (of Guam),” said Moylan, who referred to other jurisdictions in the U.S. shutting down ports.
Moylan, who has been a proponent of having all containers inspected at the Port Authority of Guam, continued to explain the low price of meth currently shows it is not only being sent through the mail or by plane.
Moylan further explained he believes container locks on the ships are being cut and meth is being dumped before it reaches Guam.
“They’re dumping it on these fishing boats that go out at night, (or) they’re dumping them, (and) they put a tracking device. They go out and pick it up, (and) they bring it in,” Moylan said, adding Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero could stop it.
“I think what you need to do is, you need to change the governor…if we want a better way of life,” said Moylan.
On Thursday, the governor’s spokesperson Krystal Paco-San Agustin responded to Moylan’s statements by saying Leon Guerrero cannot, after two consecutive terms, run for a third time under the Organic Act of Guam.
“That is something the sitting attorney general should know,” Paco-San Agustin said.
“Just as he should know that the DEA and federal law enforcement have long identified the U.S. Postal Service — not the Port of Guam — as the primary entry point for illegal drugs. His suggestion to shut down the port reveals a troubling lack of awareness that would cripple our economy without solving the problem,” San Agustin added.
Although Moylan has not confirmed whether he will run for attorney general again or attempt to run for governor, Paco-San Agustin told the Post Moylan would “need more than trash talk to do it.”
“Because on crime-fighting and on respecting the balance between branches of government, Doug Moylan always comes up short —and that’s the change Guam truly needs,” Paco-San Agustin said.
