Men leave $7M worth of ganja, gun in boat, escape from CANU

Two men have managed to escape from ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) who were conducting an operation in the backlands of Plantation Skeldon in East Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Friday.
However, in the process of escaping, those men left behind a quantity of cannabis sativa (marijuana) worth $7M together with a shotgun.
CANU Officers reported that they had noticed two men in a speedboat heading for a neighbouring canefield, and that had led officers to the area. A subsequent search of the boat and surrounding area led to the discovery of five parcels containing a quantity of suspected cannabis, as well as a single-barrel 12-gauge shotgun and 12 live matching cartridges. However, by then the men had escaped.
The narcotics, along with the shotgun and ammunition, were taken to the CANU office at Skeldon, where the ganja weighed in at 57.2 kg, which has a street value of approximately $7 million.
Investigations are ongoing.
Earlier this month, five men and a woman were arrested after they were busted with a quantity of cocaine and marijuana by ranks of CANU at separate locations. (G9)