Officers of the Eastern Division Gang and Intelligence Unit (EDGIU) have destroyed a quantity of marijuana trees and cured marijuana and seedlings with an estimated street value of $6,597,170.
Police say that during an anti-gang and narcotic eradication operation, they located a campsite in a forested area of the Upper Cunapo Road, Sangre Grande, where they destroyed 500 fully grown marijuana trees, an estimated 400 marijuana seedlings and 10 kilogrammes of cured marijuana.
Police reported that between 2 pm and 6 pm on Thursday, EDGIU officers, as well as officers attached to the Jungle Team of the Special Investigations Unit, journeyed about two miles into a forested area where they located two greenhouses in an open area and a dry house outfitted with AC units and ultraviolet lights, used for drying cured marijuana and a kitchen with utensils.
The narcotics were burnt.
Police say investigations into this incident are ongoing, and updates will be provided accordingly.
In the recent past, officers of the Eastern Division also arrested and charged a 21-year-old man, who was one of the main suspects in the marijuana seizure of 36 packets of marijuana, which weighed 24.8 kilogrammes.
The arrest came following a high-speed chase in the Sangre Grande district.
Also, on February 13th, 2024, two men were also charged by EDGIU following a surveillance exercise at a campsite 12 kilometres into a forested area of Romain Trace, Guaico, Tamana.
During the exercise, EDGIU and Multi-Operational Police Section officers observed two men tending to a marijuana field with approximately 1,024 full-grown marijuana trees and an estimated 1000 seedlings on about four acres of land.
The marijuana had an estimated street value of $3,283,203. Police also discovered and seized a Draco Rifle fitted with a laser and seven rounds of 7.62 ammunition during that exercise.
