A Joint Services operation conducted by the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard on Wednesday has resulted in the destruction of millions of dollars’ worth of marijuana in a Berbice riverine community.
Police reported that the operation took place at De Veldt Village, Upper Berbice River, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), where three makeshift camps and a quantity of farming tools were seen on a marijuana farm.
According to the Police, some 20 acres of land, with approximately 50,000 cannabis sativa plants ranging in height from three inches to six feet, and about 500 pounds of dried cannabis sativa in one of the camps at the location, have all been destroyed by fire.
The street value of the marijuana destroyed is estimated at $255,362,567.
A similar operation on Thursday last had led to the discovery of over $3.2 billion worth of ganja in another Berbice riverine community.
