Police burn ganja farms in Berbice River

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday discovered a shotgun during an operation that saw them destroying several acres of marijuana plants and makeshift camps.
This was done as the ranks conducted several eradication exercises in the Berbice River that lasted for 11 hours, during which approximately five acres of cannabis cultivation and three camps were destroyed.

One of the ganja farms that was found in the Berbice River

This includes some 3300 plants ranging from six inches to six feet in height with an average weight of 1660 kilograms.
Meanwhile, one of the camps which was used to dry the prohibited plants, was found with about 200 kilograms of processed cannabis.
Additionally, the ranks found a 12-gauge shotgun and a matching cartridge in one of the camps.
The cultivation, dried cannabis and camps were all photographed, and samples obtained before being destroyed by fire.
According to the Police, no one was arrested but efforts are being made to trace the owner of the land. The investigation continues.