The Guyana Police Force yesterday reported that during drug eradication exercises on Wednesday along the Berbice River a total of $45m in narcotics was destroyed. According to a statement from the force, a team led by an Assistant Superintendent conducted the exercise using the Force’s motor vessel Marine 6.
“Two plots of land (cannabis farms) were discovered along the Berbice River during the first part of the exercise. The farms measured approximately one acre each. About 10,000 plants in total were cultivated on the two farms, with the cannabis plants measuring between 1-5 feet in height, and with an average weight of 250 lbs.”
The estimated value of the eradicated cannabis at this location is approximately $7,500,000, the statement noted.
