CANU and customs officers destroyed four fields of cannabis sativa near the Corentyne River and intercepted mail containing cocaine at the Georgetown Post Office Corporation.
The officers uncovered one pound of the dried narcotic during a search conducted at a house at Number 51 Village. These discoveries were made around the same time that several post cards with small parcels of cocaine, bound for Holland were intercepted at the Post Office. Customs officers are working on several leads in the three cases but so far no one has been arrested.
Speaking to the media at CANU headquarters on Homestretch Avenue yesterday, a CANU officer said that last Friday at Number 52 Village, about 100 yards west of the Corentyne River, four fields of cannabis were discovered in a bushy area. The officer said that the 1 ½ acre field had about 2,500 plants from about one to seven weeks old and measuring from six inches to four feet in height. He said all but one of the plants which was displayed for the media, were destroyed. CANU had been observing the field for a short time but at the time it was destroyed, no one was there.
Following that operation, officers reportedly conducted a search at a house at Number 51 Village where they uncovered a parcel containing one pound of dried cannabis outside the fenced yard. No one was found at the house during the operation but investigations are continuing.
Cocaine in mail
Meanwhile, last Thursday and Friday CANU and Customs officials intercepted a total of six post cards containing cocaine which together weighed about 60 grammes. The media was told that the narcotic had a local value of $48,000 but at its post marked destination, Holland, it would be worth seven times that sum.
According to CANU in the first bust on Thursday, cocaine was found in two large greeting cards. Four more were intercepted the following day. The cocaine had been wrapped in plastic, flattened and placed inside the card. In the first case the parcels were almost the same size of the cards while in the others they were very small.
No one has been arrested but CANU is following several leads as they continue their investigations.