Police destroy 422,000 kilograms of cannabis

Government, through the security sector, has scored much success in the fight against the local narcotic trade by the many incidences of interception at the country’s port of exit, and other locales, as they attempt to export the illegal substances.
            Wednesday’s seized amounts of narcotics were destroyed by the Guyana Police Force at the Mayor and City Council’s incinerator, Princes Street.
Approximately 422,000 kilograms of cannabis were destroyed.  The illicit drugs are for cases that were made over a two-year period.
            Police Superintendent, Errol Watts of the Police Narcotics Branch who was on site to witness the incineration said, “These cases were concluded in court and as a result of which we are doing this destruction exercise today. We very much appreciate your presence and we hope that you continue to cover future exercises of this nature held by the Guyana Police Force.”
            He pointed out that the cannabis has a value of $442, 232 and the majority was seized from airport, wharfs and residents.             For 2010, approximately 150 kilograms of cannabis and 74 killograms of cocaine were seized, including the 21 kilos that were seized on the West Coast Demerara recently.
            The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), will also be destroying cocaine early next year for matters that were tried in 2008 and 2010, and have seen persons given custodial sentencing.