Police and Coast Guard ranks in Berbice conducted narcotic eradication exercises yesterday, which resulted in the discovery of a rifle, more than 500 cartridges and a farm with more than $2.5 billion worth of cannabis at DeVeldt, Berbice River.
According to a police press release, the exercise was conducted between 05:00 hrs and 12:30 hrs. Police said they discovered a suspected stash house at DeVeldt, where a search unearthed 1,300 pounds of suspected dried cannabis, 100 pounds of suspected cannabis seeds, 520 12-gauge cartridges, one .22 long rifle with 19 matching rounds of ammunition.