Police burn 11,932 cannabis plants gathered in southern Barbados
Police burned 11,932 cannabis plants weighing 1,940 lbs (about 880 kg) on 18 September 2021, after harvesting them over three months in St John, St George and St Philip. Senior Southern Division officers supervised the destruction, which the media watched.
🇧🇧 St John, St George and St Philip parishes, southern Barbados
On Saturday 18 September 2021 at 2pm, police burned 11,932 cannabis plants that officers had harvested over the previous three months in the parishes of St John, St George and St Philip.[1]The plants weighed 1,940 lbs in total, about 880 kg.[1]
Assistant Superintendent Anthony Warner, head of the Criminal Investigation Department in the Southern Division, supervised the destruction with Station Sergeants David Forde of District B station and Winston Bynoe of District C station.[1]Accredited media, reporters and photographers watched, and Warner thanked the public for its continued support as the force persisted against illegal drugs.[1]The public-relations release was issued by Inspector Rodney Inniss.[1]
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A loader tips harvested cannabis plants into the burner during the police destruction exercise.Photo details
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