3 acres of marijuana plants destroyed in Essequibo River

Police on Wednesday destroyed approximately three acres of cultivated cannabis and a camp at Suribana, Essequibo River. A 20-year-old male of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), who was caught tending to the prohibited plants, is in custody pending charge.

According to a police report, there were about four thousands plants measuring from one foot to four feet and several nurseries with over five thousand seedlings on the plot of land.