Bank accounts, property and other assets linked to crime are set to be frozen or seized more often as authorities target the money behind organised crime and drug trafficking.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall said on Tuesday, during his "Issues in the News" programme, that the approach goes beyond seizing drugs and other illegal commodities to tracing the financial proceeds of crime.

"Interpol emphasises that law enforcement must go beyond seizing drugs and other illegal commodities and focus on following the money and identifying criminal assets. Recall I have been speaking about this issue for some time now and emphasising that the new trend in law enforcement is to follow the money," he said.

On Guyana's recent hosting of the 27th INTERPOL Americas Regional Conference, Nandlall said the seizure of assets linked to crime is becoming increasingly common, and Guyana must now adopt the strategy.

"Forfeiture of assets and proceeds of crime, at the various conferences that I've attended and whenever I get the opportunity to say it even locally I have made the point that our magistrates and judges have to also be cognizant of this new dimension," he said.

He said courts can expect more applications for freezing orders on bank accounts, detention orders for property and forfeiture orders to confiscate proceeds of crime.

Nandlall added that prosecutors and other relevant personnel are being trained to handle this emerging area of criminal enforcement.