THE Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said it seized 300 kilogrammes of foreign marijuana on Sunday during an operation at Fisher Village, Essequibo Coast.

It said that on the day in question, CANU ranks conducted an operation in the area, where they observed a multi-coloured speedboat operated by two individuals.

As ranks pursued the boat, the agency said the boat ran aground and the occupants subsequently made good their escape on foot. A subsequent search of the boat revealed several bulky whitish colour salt bags containing 600 brick-like parcels suspected to be cannabis.

According to CANU, the narcotic was escorted to its headquarters and was determined to be a foreign marijuana commonly known as “creepy”, with a street value of $44,000,000.

The drug would have been further transshipped to other countries, where its street value would have been far higher, said CANU.

Thus far, for the year 2024, CANU revealed it has intercepted 859 kilogrammes of foreign marijuana entering Guyana for the purpose of transshipment.