310,000 cannabis plants burned in Guyana's Upper Berbice River
Guyana Police Force officers burned about 310,000 cannabis plants on two fields at Kimbia, along with about 380 pounds of dried cannabis, camps and drying areas. Police valued the destroyed material at GYD 258,729,310 and reported no arrests.
Guyana Police Force officers conducted an eradication operation at Kimbia in the Upper Berbice River between 05:15 and 19:55 on 17 April 2026.[1][2]Police said they found two fields spanning about seven acres (2.83 hectares), with approximately 310,000 cannabis plants between two and six feet tall.[1][2]
Officers also found two makeshift camps and two drying areas, where they reported finding about 380 pounds (172.4 kg) of dried cannabis.[1][2]Police said they burned the plants, dried cannabis, camps and drying areas.[1][2]They estimated the value of the destroyed narcotics at GYD 258,729,310 and said no arrests were made.[1][2]
The Guyana Chronicle reported that investigations continued after the operation.[1]Kaieteur News published the same figures and details from a police statement, including that the operation ended without incident.[2]The two reports do not break the value estimate down by item or give a separate weight for the plants.[1][2]
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Police spent over seventeen hours destroying seven cannabis cultivations, camps and drying sheds on savannahs at Wiruni and Sandhills, valued at over GY$165 million. No one was arrested; investigations continue.
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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