250,000 cannabis plants and dried cannabis burned at Fort Nassau
Guyana Police Force officers found about 250,000 cannabis plants across two fields at Fort Nassau, along with 330 pounds of dried cannabis. Police burned the plants, dried cannabis and cultivation structures; no arrests were made.
Police ranks led by a gazetted officer conducted an eradication exercise at Fort Nassau on the Upper Berbice River on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, between 05:00 and 16:05. They found two fields covering about six acres and containing approximately 250,000 cannabis plants, reported as two to six feet tall. Police also found two makeshift camps, a drying area and about 330 pounds (149.7 kilograms) of dried cannabis.[1][2]
Officers burned the plants and dried cannabis, along with the camps and drying area. Police said the operation ended without incident and that no arrests were made. The Guyana Police Force valued the destroyed narcotics at GYD $219,416,824 and said investigations were continuing.[1][2]
Stabroek News published its account on 26 February, the day after the exercise, while INews reproduced a full Guyana Police Force statement on the same date. The articles agree on the timing, fields, counts, dried cannabis, destruction and valuation. They say the operation ended without incident and investigations continued.[1][2]
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A structure burns during the Fort Nassau eradication operation.Photo details
The plant count, dried-cannabis amount and value come from a Guyana Police Force account repeated by both outlets, with no independent confirmation in these reports.
Neither report names the property owner or suspected cultivators.
No later arrest or investigation outcome was located.
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Plants destroyed 310,500Area 11.3 haCannabis 199.6 kg
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Arrested 0Plants destroyed 700Area 0.4 haCannabis 45.36 kg
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