Police destroy $49M worth of ganja during drug eradication exercise
A drug eradication exercise conducted by ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Saturday at Wiruni, Upper Berbice River, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), unearthed two cannabis fields with a large quantity of cannabis and seedlings estimated at $49 million.
Some of the cannabis being destroyed by ranks of the Guyana Police Force over the weekend
Police said that during the operation, two cannabis fields with numerous nurseries containing several thousand seedlings, and more than 18,000 plants along with 1000 dried cannabis plants were discovered.
In addition, Police stated that at the time of the operation, no one was found in the five-acre cannabis cultivation. Over the past months, Police have conducted several successful raids along the Berbice River.
The 1000 dried cannabis plants that were discovered
Several raids conducted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) along the Berbice River have unearthed over $100 million in marijuana plants.
In June, Police conducted a drug eradication exercise at DeVeldt, Gaettroy and Bartica villages along the Berbice River.
It was reported that at Bartica village, two and a half acres with approximately 20,000 cannabis plants and a camp were found. The plants, ranging between three to six feet, had an estimated street value of $47.5 million.
In addition, at DeVeldt, an acre 3000 plants and a camp were discovered. According to Police, the plants had a street value of $4 million.
At Gaettroy, two farms measuring at least two and a half acres each were discovered. Both fields had roughly 25,000 plants, ranging between two to five feet, with an estimated street value of $83.4 million. No arrests were made during those operations.
