With just over a month left in 2014, this year’s total number of seizures of herbal cannabis has been the highest recorded by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in the past five years.
In contrast, cocaine seizures have so far been lower than last year’s.
According to the GPF statistics provided last Monday, 9481.7 kilogrammes of cannabis were seized in this year from January 1 to October 31, while 83 acres of cannabis have been eradicated in the same period, up from last year’s 76.25 acres. For the entire 2013, the GPF seized 1717.7 kg of herbal cannabis.
When questioned on just why there had been such a dramatic hike in marijuana seizures this year,