The cannabis that was found during the operation at No 51 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, on Tuesday
Two persons were arrested following the discovery of a quantity of ganja worth about $54 million at Number 51 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, on Tuesday.
Based on reports received, ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) were conducting an operation in No 51 Village along the Corentyne Coast when they discovered several bags, which, when inspected, contained a number of smaller parcels with the cannabis.
The cannabis was retrieved and taken to CANU’s Skeldon Office, Corentyne, Berbice, where it was weighed and amounted to 180.6 kg (398.15lbs), with a street value of about $54.1 million.
Two persons who were in the area at the time of the operation were arrested and are being questioned about discovery.
For the year thus far, CANU has seized 54.4kg of cocaine, 790kg of cannabis, 69g of ecstasy, and 101g of hashish. The estimated street value for the drugs seized is about $800 million. In addition, five weapons (3 shotguns and 2 pistols) were intercepted along with 1087 rounds of various calibres of ammunition.
Only recently, the drug enforcement body destroyed a total of 1009kg of local and foreign marijuana with a street value of a whopping US$2.5 million which is equivalent to G$500,000,000.
The ganja was from cases that were disposed of by the Magistrates’ Courts.
