Cops destroy huge ganja farm at Gateroy

Police on Friday discovered a large marijuana field at Gateroy, Berbice River but up to press time last night no arrest had been made. According to a press release a total of 44 acres under cultivation with approximately 145,000 cannabis sativa (marijuana) plants ranging in height from 1 foot to 14 feet, along with 16 camps and approximately 8,000 kilogrammes of dried marijuana were found and destroyed. Investigations are ongoing.