Massive ganja farms found at Yarrowkabra

An intelligence-led Police operation that began in the wee hours of Monday has led to the discovery of eight fields of cannabis sativa (marijuana) plants in Yarrowkabra backdam, a community off the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
Reports are that the Police operation, which lasted from 04:00h to 11:30h on Monday, resulted in the discovery of well-cultivated narcotics (cannabis sativa) plants, ranging in height from two feet to three feet on eight fields measuring one hundred feet by two hundred feet (100’x200’).
Eight camps were also seen, the Police have said, and four persons have been arrested. These are: a 25-year-old farmer of Circuit Road, Timehri; two labourers of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, one 35 years old and the other 29 years old; and a 21-year-old painter of Hyde Park Timehri, who, after being arrested in a camp, took Police to the field where he was planting narcotics. All the narcotics, along with the camp, were destroyed.
The three other men were found in camps with a nursery which had a quantity of seedlings, amounting to approximately 1000 plants. This nursery has been destroyed.
Police also found a quantity of dried cannabis amounting to 1700 grams, and some 5000 plants were found. Police said several plants were uprooted and taken as exhibits. The four suspects have been arrested, and are in custody pending charges.