Police destroy 310,500 ganja plants in $165M eradication exercise

Police ranks destroyed approximately 310,500 suspected cannabis plants during eradication exercises at Wiruni and Sandhills in the Upper Berbice River on Wednesday, with the estimated value of the destroyed plants and related items totalling $165 million.

The exercises were conducted between 01:40h and 19:10h on Wednesday and resulted in the discovery of seven cannabis cultivations spread across two open savannahs, covering about 28 acres.According to the Police, the cannabis plants ranged between one and six feet in height.

During the exercises, ranks also discovered seven makeshift camps, six drying sheds and approximately 440 pounds of dried cannabis.