The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Wednesday discovered a quantity of cannabis during an operation at Palmyra Village, Canje, Berbice.
Based on reports received, the officers conducted a search in the vicinity of a koker at Palmyra Village, Canje during which eight parcels of cannabis were found hidden in a clump of bushes.
The cannabis was retrieved and taken to CANU’s Skeldon Office where it was weighed and amounted to 61.2 kilograms (approximately 134.9 lbs) with a street value of $18.4 million. At the time of the interception, no one was arrested.
Investigations are continuing.
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