Police in Berbice on Sunday destroyed seven 1-acre size ganja fields at Bartica in the Berbice River, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice). An estimated 50,000 ranging between three inches and six feet in height were being cultivated. 
The plants, three camps and a quantity of farming tools that were found on the farm were destroyed by fire. Police also discovered ten live 12-guage cartridges which have since been lodged at central Police Station in New Amsterdam. The street value of the marijuana was given as $17 million.
No arrest has been made as police continue to investigate.
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