Approximately $41m worth of cannabis destroyed on Berbice River

The ganja farm (Police photo)
The ganja farm (Police photo)

Police in Regional Division #10 conducted another narcotics eradication exercise at Friendship Savannah in the Upper Berbice River, during which three marijuana camps/farms were found, and approximately $41m worth of narcotics were destroyed, the police said yesterday.

The Police operation was conducted on Monday between 10:00 and 19:10 hrs during which three camps, one ‘drying area’ and three cannabis farms were located.

At the first camp, one farm was located, measuring about one acre, with about 200 cannabis plants measuring approximately three feet in height.