5,000 suspected cannabis plants uprooted at Bartica Village
Guyana police uprooted and destroyed about 5,000 suspected cannabis plants from a two-acre field at Bartica Village on 6 August 2026, and burned a camp where they found a shotgun and six cartridges. No arrests were made.
Police conducted the eradication at Bartica Village, Upper Berbice River, on Thursday 6 August 2026, between 06:00 and 12:30.[1][2]They destroyed a field estimated at two acres containing about 5,000 suspected plants, three to six inches tall.[1][2]A makeshift camp measured about 10 by 10 feet, and a search there found a 12-gauge shotgun and six cartridges.[1][2]
Officers uprooted and destroyed the plants, burned the camp, and took the firearm and ammunition to Central Police Station.[1][2]No arrests were made and police said the investigation continued.[1][2]News Room describes the location as Bartica Village, Upper Berbice River, while Guyana Times adds Region 10, Upper Demerara-Berbice.[1][2]Both articles repeat the police account, so the approximate count and area have no independent measurement, and neither identifies who owned the farm or firearm.[1][2]The News Room page publishes one photograph of the cleared field and another showing the seized shotgun and cartridges.[1]
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News Room gives the location as Bartica Village, Upper Berbice River; Guyana Times adds Region 10, Upper Demerara-Berbice, and neither gives exact farm coordinates, so the map pin marks only the wider region.
Both outlets repeat the police account, with no separate measurement of the plant count or field area.
No cultivator or owner was named, and no later investigation outcome was reported.
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