Ganja worth $1 billion destroyed after Berbice River operation

Ranks from the Guyana Police Force Narcotics Branch, in collaboration with officers from Regional Police Division Six, on Wednesday conducted a major eradication exercise at Kuyorokuri Creek, Upper Berbice River, where more than $1 billion worth of cannabis was discovered and destroyed.

During the exercise, Police Headquarters said the ranks uncovered an open savannah with six cannabis farms spanning a total of 21 acres.

The farms contained approximately 118,000 marijuana plants ranging in height from two to seven feet.

In addition, eight camps and ten drying areas were found in the vicinity. These contained a combined total of 2,500 pounds of dried cannabis, which, along with the plants, was destroyed by fire.

The ranks also discovered and seized a quantity of machinery and equipment used in the cultivation of the farms, including one tractor, seven tilling machines, one chainsaw, two generators, six weeding machines, three mistblowers, 16 spray cans, and nine water pumps, Police said.

The exercise was incident-free.

The total street value of the narcotics destroyed is over $1 billion. This includes $39,978,400 for the cannabis plants and $1,020,582,000 for the dried cannabis.