Police destroy 35,000 ganja plants during raid in Berbice River

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Thursday conducted a drug eradication operation in the Berbice River, during which four fields of cannabis cultivation were found.
Based on information received, at Morgunston Village, the first farm was found with about five thousand (5,000) plants ranging from one foot to four feet in height.
The second farm, with approximately five thousand plants, was reportedly found at Gaettroy Village; while the third farm, with about fifteen thousand (15,000) plants ranging from one foot to six feet in height, was found at Gaettroy Village. At the third farm, a 40-year-old resident of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice was arrested and charged for the cultivation of the prohibited plants.
Meanwhile, a fourth farm was found at Bartica Village, Berbice River, with about ten thousand (10,000) plants ranging between one foot and six feet in height. The plants were already harvested and left to dry in the field and under the camp.
On each farm there was at least one camp. The plants and camps were destroyed by fire.