MINISTER of National Security Marvin Gonzales accused Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar of making reckless remarks, harmful to TT's international reputation, as he responded on April 8 to her allegations of a local drug economy that she levelled the day before, on the hustings for the April 28 general election.

At a UNC rally at Barataria she had alleged, "Under this government, some members of the fake elite funded by narco money have embedded into parts of the economy, thus fuelling crime.

"A large portion of our economy, mainly the underground economy, is financed by drug money. This narco-funded crime is an inflicter of great pain."