A 54-year-old farmer of Mackenzie, Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) who was wanted by Police for questioning in relation to a report of simple larceny, was on Friday nabbed at his Kara Kara, Mackenzie, Linden home with 450 grams of cannabis.
Upon his arrest, he reportedly took a team of Police ranks to his farm located in the said area, where he showed them an acre of cannabis under cultivation, with plants measuring one-foot to four feet in height.
A section of the field of cannabis
The Police immediately destroyed the plants by setting them on fire. The man is expected to be charged as soon as Monday. Late last month, ranks in B Division (Berbice) unearthed 7748 grams of ganja during several raids in the Fort Ordinance Housing Scheme, East Canje, Berbice. Two men were subsequently arrested and placed before the court. Over the years, members of the Police narcotics branch have been putting a dent in the drug trade at the grass-root level, with raids being conducted along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, Berbice, Demerara River and other areas.
Only recently, the Police destroyed more than $147 million in marijuana that were seized during several operations between 2015 and 2016.
