Almost $500M in ganja found at DeVeldt farm

Some of the cannabis found during the eradication exercise

Cannabis worth $489 million was found at a farm at DeVeldt Village, Berbice River, during a Joint Service narcotics eradication exercise, and a 37-year-old man who was found tending to plants has since been arrested and placed into police custody.

In addition to the cannabis, the police also found two shotguns.