Following a joint exercise by police and army on Wednesday at Ikuruwa Creek, Canje Creek Berbice River three marijuana farms were destroyed and a shot gun with matching ammunition seized.
A 67-year-old farmer was arrested.
According to a release from the police, the exercise was conducted between 4 am and 4 pm on Wednesday and apart from the destroyed marijuana fields, camps and 1800 cannabis plants, were also destroyed. The lawmen also discovered dried cannabis and cannabis seeds which had an approximate weight of 250 lbs.
