Over $100M in ganja found, destroyed along Berbice River
As the Guyana Police Force (GPF) continues its drug eradication exercise, more than $100 million in ganja was found and destroyed at De Veldt Savannah, Upper Berbice River on Saturday.
One of the ganja fields
The exercise was led by two senior officers of the Police Narcotics Branch and lasted for more than 13 hours.
During the exercise, the ranks discovered three cannabis farms which measured about 15 acres and contained roughly 600,000 ganja plants ranging from six inches to five feet in height. In addition, six make-shift camps were found.
The camps were reportedly occupied by three men who ran into the bushes and escaped upon seeing Police.
One of the camps that were destroyed by Police
A search was conducted in the area during which one 12-gauge single-barrel shotgun along with two live 12-gauge cartridges and one empty shell were found.
In addition, a quantity of cannabis was found wrapped in transparent plastic bags. When the illicit substance was weighed, it amounted to 40 pounds.
The camps and ganja plants were destroyed by fire. No arrests were made.
Police are continuing their investigations.
The 12-gauge shotgun and matching ammunition found during the raid
In November 2020, a total of 12 acres of marijuana cultivation was found and destroyed at Haraculli Creek, Berbice River.
The illegal drugs have an estimated street value of $220 million. The eradication exercise featured 18 ranks in total.
A tractor that was being used in the cultivation of the cannabis
It was reported that an additional plot of land – about six acres – had been prepared for cultivation and 60 kilograms of harvested cannabis and three camps were found there.
