Belize forces destroy 35,707 plants and nearly a ton of cannabis
Belize's defence force and police destroyed 35,707 mature cannabis plants, 1,900 pounds of compressed marijuana and 30 pounds of seeds at 24 plantations in the north and south in January 2010. Two shotguns were found but no one was in the fields and no arrests were made.
Belize’s defence force, supporting the police department, ran major marijuana
eradication operations in the northern and southern regions from the first week of
January 2010, the Ministry of National Security announced on 8 February.[1]The
army said troops working with the police destroyed 35,707 mature plants and 1,900
pounds (about 862 kilos) of compressed marijuana, plus thirty pounds of marijuana
seeds.[1][2]
The 24 plantations were uprooted and burned in Blue Creek, Honey Camp, Chiwa Camp and
Little Belize in the north, and behind San Pedro Colombia in the south.[2]A
12-gauge and a 16-gauge shotgun were confiscated from the fields, but no people were
found at any of the plantations and no arrests were made.[1][2]
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