Yesterday between 05:20 hrs & 18:07 hrs, an intelligence-led operation was carried out by ranks from Police Headquarters and from Regional Division #10, at Zion, Berbice River and $115m in ganja was destroyed.
The operation led to the discovery of three fields of marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) sitting on about 40 acres of land consisting of about 55,000 cannabis plants ranging from 1 foot to 10 feet in height, about 60 pounds of dried cannabis, six nurseries and five camps.
The cannabis plants and camps were destroyed by way of fire. No arrest was made.
The estimated street value for the suspected cannabis plants and dried cannabis is $115,800,000.