Over $1.5B worth of ganja destroyed along Upper Berbice River

A joint operation by ranks of the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force (Coast Guard) has led to the discovery of 27 acres with about 406,000 cannabis sativa plants ranging in height from four inches to seven feet.
Police said on Wednesday that, acting on information received, ranks went to De Veldt village, Upper Berbice River, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) where they destroyed the cannabis sativa plants, three makeshift camps, one trailer and two ploughs.
The cannabis sativa destroyed is estimated to be valued at $1,566,707,600 ($1.5B)