Police destroy over $151M in ganja at Ebini Backdam
A narcotics’ eradication exercise conducted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has led to the discovery of more than $151 million worth of marijuana at Ebini Backdam, a Region 10 community situated in the upper reaches of the Berbice River.
The operation was conducted by Region 10 police ranks between 07:30h and 17:00h on Wednesday, and two cannabis farms spanning seven acres, together with a quantity of marijuana which has a street value in excess of $151,480,323 ($151.4M), were found and destroyed.
Acres of marijuana plants were discovered at Ebini Backdam in Region 10
The first farm was about five acres in size, and consisted of 50 beds which each had 450 plants ranging between one foot and two feet in height. This amounted to 23,000 plants, and an estimated weight of 25,300 kilograms.
A makeshift camp was found on the farm, and ranks noted that it housed kitchen utensils, a quantity of groceries; and 90.71 kilograms of dried cannabis, which carries a street value of $81,639,000 ($81.6M).
The marijuana that was destroyed during the police exercise
The second farm was two acres in size, and 3,728 plants ranging from one foot to three feet in height were found there. The combined weight of those plants was estimated at 4,100 kilograms, which has a street value of $631,523,000 ($631.5M).
There was also a makeshift camp, made of wooden posts and white plastic, which had 72.57 kilograms of dried cannabis, the estimated street value of which was $65,313,000 ($65.3M).
Photographs were taken of both farms before they were set on fire and destroyed. No one was on these premises, thus no arrest was made. (G12)
