Police destroy close to 170kg of ganja along Berbice River

Police in Regional Division 10 on Sunday destroyed close to 170 kilograms of cannabis during an operation at Ebibi, Berbice River.
Police stated that the narcotics eradication exercise lasted close to five hours and saw the destruction of approximately four acres of ganja that were under cultivation.
The ganja farm had comprised 132 beds, each of which had contained about 76 plants, ranging from 12 inches to five feet in height. A total of 10,032 cannabis plants, with a weight of 334.4 lbs or 151.681 kilograms, were found and destroyed.
In addition, 34 lbs or 15.4 kilograms of dried ganja were set ablaze. A makeshift camp was also destroyed by the Police. At the time of the raid, no one was arrested.