An estimated $1.5 billion worth of marijuana was destroyed during a Joint Services operation at De Veldt, Upper Berbice River.
According to a police report, the joint operation was carried out by the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard. Acting on information received, ranks went to De Veldt Village, Upper Berbice River, where they discovered twenty-seven acres under cultivation with approximately 406,000 cannabis sativa plants, ranging from four inches to seven feet in height.
The cannabis sativa plants, three make-shift camps, one trailer and two plows were destroyed by ranks. The estimated value of the cannabis sativa destroyed was $1,566,707,600.
