CANU finds $18.4M worth of ganja in Canje operation
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Wednesday discovered a quantity of cannabis during an operation conducted at Palmyra Village in East Canje, Berbice.
Based on reports received, the officers were conducting a search in the vicinity of a koker at Palmyra Village, East Canje when eight parcels of cannabis were found hidden in a clump of bushes. The cannabis was retrieved and taken to the CANU Skeldon Office, where it was weighed and amounted to 61.2 kilograms (approximately 134.9lbs), which has a street value of $18.4 million. At the time of the interception, no one was arrested. Investigations are continuing.