Police have destoryed marijuana trees worth around $24 million.
The marijuana eradication exercise was done by officers of the Southern Division Task Force in Moruga yesterday.
It started at 8 am and ran until 4 pm and included members of the Special Forces, the Special Investigations Unit, the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment and the Air Support Unit.
According to police reports, during the exercise, eight marijuana fields containing 24,000 fully grown trees, were discovered along with two camps.
The trees were subsequently destroyed.
Investigations are ongoing.