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NewsEradication14 October 2024

Mayaro police destroy a cannabis field of about 250 trees and 750 seedlings off Guayaguayare Road

The Trinidad Guardian reported a Police Service release saying that officers of the Mayaro Criminal Investigations Department and Canine Branch, on an exercise in the Mayaro district between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Monday 14 October 2024, found a cannabis field off a track on Guayaguayare Road. The field held some 250 fully grown trees and about 750 seedlings, which were destroyed. The article reports no arrest at the field.

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PlaceMayaroMayaro–Rio ClaroTrinidad and Tobago

Growing areaRio Claro–Mayaro

AgencyTrinidad and Tobago Police Service

Plants eradicated1,000

Approximate location10.30, -61.01

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2024-10-14 Eradication Mayaro police destroy a cannabis field of about 250 trees and 750 seedlings off Guayaguayare Road The Trinidad Guardian reported a Police Service release saying that officers of the Mayaro Criminal Investigations Department and Canine Branch, on an exercise in the Mayaro district between 2.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Monday 14 October 2024, found a cannabis field off a track on Guayaguayare Road. The field held some 250 fully grown trees and about 750 seedlings, which were destroyed. The article reports no arrest at the field. https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/4-arrested-as-cops-seize-firearms-destroy-cannabis-in-anticrime-exercises-6.2.2134624.bda71f61ea Trinidad and Tobago Mayaro–Rio Claro Mayaro 10° 18' 0.00" N, 61° 0' 36.00" W event site Rio Claro–Mayaro Trinidad and Tobago Police Service 1000