$90M in ‘ganja’ destroyed in Berbice River ‘bust’
One of the fires lit by police during the Gateroy Village 'bust'
One of the fires lit by police during the Gateroy Village 'bust'

POLICE ranks, on Thursday, destroyed $90 million worth of marijuana during an eradication exercise at Gateroy Village, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).

Police headquarters, in a statement, said it uncovered a farm where 10 acres of land was planted with the controlled substance.
In the bust, police counted approximately 115,000 plants measuring between one foot to five feet in height.

Police also said the farm had four makeshift camps and one drying area which housed approximately 215 cannabis plants weighing some 3,000 pounds.

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