…discover arms, ammunition as trio escape
Law enforcement officials of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Saturday destroyed approximately $101M in suspected cannabis at De Veldt Savannah, Upper Berbice River.
In a statement, Police said that the ranks under the command of two officers of the Narcotics Branch between 05:00h and 18:30h conducted a narcotics eradication exercise at the location. During the exercise, the ranks discovered three suspected cannabis farms which measured about 15 acres and contained about 600,000 cannabis plants ranging from six inches to five feet in height along with six make-shift camps.
“The camps were occupied by three men who ran in some bushes and escaped upon seeing ranks. The area was searched and one 12 gauge single barrel shot gun along with two live 12 gauge cartridge and one 12 gauge empty shell, a quantity of seeds, leaves and stem suspected to be cannabis was also found wrapped in transparent plastic bags, which weighed 40 pounds,” Police said.
The camps and Cannabis plants were destroyed by fire.
No arrests have been made.
