Police destroy $11.8M worth of ganja during Berbice River operation

Just over a week after Police destroyed some $250 million worth of cannabis plants and processed ganja during a joint operation along the Upper Berbice River, another bust on Wednesday led to the destruction of 39,000 cannabis plants worth $11.8 million.

Based on reports received, a team of Police officers travelled to Mackimoon Backdam, Upper Berbice River, where they found two cannabis farms measuring six acres and one acre, respectively.
Police stated that the farms had a total of 35,000 cannabis plants measuring three to five feet tall. In addition, a makeshift camp was discovered.
As such, the camp with its contents, along with the narcotic plants estimated at some $11,858,000, was destroyed.

Last week, Police swooped down on five cannabis farms covering a total of 20 acres, where an estimated 160,800 cannabis plants ranging between two and six feet in height were discovered.
In addition, three makeshift camps and five drying areas were also found, with 460 pounds of processed marijuana. The estimated street value of the destroyed narcotics is over $250 million.