Two held as police clear 100,000-plant cannabis fields at Yarrowkabra
Police destroyed two cannabis fields of about 10 acres holding some 100,000 plants, plus nurseries and three camps, at Yarrowkabra on 16 September 2013. Two men were arrested and were to be charged.
Police conducted narcoticseradication operations at Yarrowkabra on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway on 16 September 2013.[1]Two fields of cannabis plants, about 10 acres in size, were found with approximately 100,000 plants ranging in height between three and ten feet.[1]
The plants were destroyed along with nurseries and a large quantity of seedlings, and three camps.[1]Two men were arrested and were in police custody, with charges to be made shortly.[1]
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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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