Police unearth over $793M worth of ganja at Fort Nassau

Police on Saturday stumbled upon over $793 million worth of marijuana on the left bank of Fort Nassau, Berbice River.
Reports are that a party of policemen were conducting an eradication exercise when they saw five makeshift camps which were found linked to fields of marijuana plants. At four of the camps, cooking utensils and small amounts of foodstuff were seen with hammocks and mattresses along with cuttings of marijuana. One of the camps had marijuana being dried and processed.
Several salt bags with plant fertilisers were seen near the fields. About 15 feet away from the camps, there were corresponding farms with suspected marijuana plants measuring from six inches to about nine feet, planted on fifteen beds.
A closer inspection of the camp also revealed a quantity of seeds, leaves and stems suspected to be cannabis in a kitchen area of the camp.
The marijuana plants, camp and drying area were photographed and subsequently destroyed by means of cutting first and then setting same on fire.
The total amount of marijuana plants seen was over 20,000 along with about 300lbs of dried and compressed marijuana, Police said, adding that the estimated street value for the cannabis is $793,786,750.
No arrest was made.