On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, officers from the Guyana Police Force Narcotics Branch and Regional Police Division #6 conducted an eradication exercise at Long Savannah on Canje Creek in the Berbice River area. They found three farms covering about 10.5 acres (4.25 hectares), with an estimated 53,500 cannabis plants ranging from four inches to six feet tall.[1][2][3]

The largest farm covered about six acres and held about 30,000 plants, a camp, a drying area and 20 pounds (9.07 kilograms) of dried cannabis. A second, four-acre farm held about 20,000 plants, two camps and a nursery with about 9,600 seedlings in 75 trays; the half-acre third farm held about 3,500 plants.[1][2][3]

Police uprooted and destroyed the cannabis plants, nursery plants, dried cannabis, camps and drying area. They also found a single-barrel shotgun, four shotgun cartridges and a haversack containing three rounds of ammunition; the reports identify two as 9mm and one as .32. Police said no arrests were made and investigations were ongoing.[1][2][3]

Police estimated the total value of the destroyed narcotics at GYD $22,834,696, including the field plants, nursery seedlings and dried cannabis.[2][3]