Earlier yesterday, between 9 am and 4 pm, Police ranks conducted an Eradication Exercise at Ebini backdam, Berbice River, during which two cannabis farms were found and destroyed.
A release from the police said that the first farm was approximately two acres in size, with plants ranging from two feet to six feet. There were 130 beds and each bed had 68 plants. A total of 8,840 plants, with a weight of 19,448 kg and with a street value of $2,994,992 were destroyed.
Approximately 200 metres from the first farm, Police found another farm, measuring approximately two acres. That farm had approximately 5,000 plants, ranging from one to four feet in height, with an average weight of 5,500 kg and with a street value of $847,000.
There was a makeshift camp, made of wooden posts and black and white plastic. That camp was equipped with two hammocks and a mattress, kitchen utensils and a quantity of groceries.
The cannabis plants were extracted from the soil and set on fire. The camp was also set on fire. Both farms were photographed.
No one was arrested.
