PRIME Minister Bruce Golding has said that Jamaica has no plans, at this time, to seek the assistance of foreign law enforcement agents in the current war against criminals.

The prime minister was responding to queries from Opposition members of Parliament Tuesday as to whether the security forces are able to sufficiently repel the attacks, which criminals have launched against them since the warrant for the arrest of reputed West Kingston don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke was issued last week.

"As to whether or not we are proposing or would contemplate seeking external assistance in terms of personnel, the answer is absolutely, emphatically no," Golding told politicians during a statement to Parliament.

The question was raised by Opposition member of Parliament Anthony Hylton who wanted to know whether the security forces had indicated if their manpower was sufficient to meet the threat posed to it and whether the Government was prepared to consider the invitation of external supplementary forces if this was not so.

Responding Golding said, the security forces have assured that they have adequate manpower.

"There are weaknesses in terms of areas of equipment and so on. We have addressed some of those needs within the last ten days and other steps and arrangements have been put in place to continue that process," the prime minister said.

Continuing the line of questioning Opposition Member of Parliament Dr Morais Guy queried whether other types of assistance are being sought outside of personnel.

To that Golding said the Government was getting "significant technical and resource assistance from our bilateral partners".

"We are getting that assistance through various agreements that exist between us and that assistance is particularly elevated at this time not only because of support we need in terms of resources but also intelligence capabilities," he said.

"What I was very emphatic about is the question as to whether foreign law enforcement agents could be on Jamaican soil exercising law enforcement powers because I am not sure myself how that would be done in law and what would be their authority to do so," the prime minister added. "Apart from that, whenever a state has to resort to that kind of assistance there are certain implications I would never want to be visited on Jamaica."