23.9 pounds of cannabis found stashed in buckets at Canje
Police searching a bushy unoccupied plot at Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje, on 17 October 2026 found six buckets holding black bags of leaves, seeds and stems weighing 23.854 pounds. No one was arrested and the cannabis was lodged at the Central Police Station.
🇬🇾 Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje, Berbice · Guyana
- Cannabis
- 10.8 kg
Police in Regional Division 6 (East Berbice-Corentyne) found about 23.854 pounds of suspected cannabis during an operation at Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje, Berbice, between 5.50 p.m. and 6.10 p.m. on Saturday 17 October 2026.[1][2]
Ranks searched a bushy area on an unoccupied plot and found six five-gallon buckets, five of which held black bags wrapped in transparent plastic containing leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis.[1][2] The cannabis was taken to the Central Police Station, weighed at 23.854 pounds, and lodged.[1][2]
No arrests were made and investigations are continuing.[1][2]
Sources
- Over 23lbs ganja found at Canje. iNews Guyana, 18 October 2026. In English. Archived copy.
- Over 23lbs ganja found at Canje. Guyana Inquirer (from iNews Guyana), 18 October 2026. In English. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- The Guyana Inquirer copy of this story reprints the iNews Guyana report; no fully independent second outlet was found.
- No arrests were made and no suspects were named; investigations were said to be ongoing.