POLICE ranks conducted a cannabis eradication exercise at Wiruni, Upper Berbice River, between 07:00hrs and 19:00hrs on Sunday October 11, 2026.
During the exercise, four cannabis cultivations, measuring approximately seven acres in total, were discovered within close proximity, police said in a press release on Monday.
The first cultivation measured approximately two acres and contained about 15,000 suspected cannabis plants ranging between four and six feet in height. A makeshift camp containing approximately 40 pounds of dried cannabis was also discovered.

The second cultivation measured approximately one acre and contained about 4,000 suspected cannabis plants ranging between five inches and one foot in height.
The third cultivation measured approximately two acres and contained about 10,000 suspected cannabis plants ranging between five and six feet in height.
The fourth cultivation measured approximately two acres and contained about 8,000 suspected cannabis plants ranging between six inches and two feet in height.
The suspected cannabis plants, dried cannabis and makeshift camp, with a combined estimated value of GY$26,832,112, were destroyed by fire at the location. No arrests were made as investigations continue