News:2026-09-10/Eradication/guyana-police-destroy-about-53-000-cannabis-plants-on-two-farms-at-yaruni-bend-near-linden

News record10 September 2026EradicationGuyana eradication campaigns (2026)

Guyana police destroy about 53,000 cannabis plants on two farms at Yaruni Bend near Linden

iNews Guyana published a Guyana Police Force statement reporting that police, led by a gazetted officer, carried out a cannabis eradication exercise at Yaruni Bend, Linden, in the Upper Demerara River area on 10 September 2026. According to the statement, they found two farms covering a combined eight acres with about 53,000 suspected cannabis plants, as well as two makeshift camps and two drying areas holding a combined 10 pounds of dried cannabis, and destroyed all of it by fire. The police estimated the value of what was destroyed at $22,038,728. No arrests were made.

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Date10 Sep 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofGuyana eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryGuyana

State / provinceUpper Demerara-Berbice

LocalityLinden

AgencyGuyana Police Force

Plants eradicated53,000

Hectares3.24

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates6.00, -58.30

Coordinates are approximate.

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2026-09-10 Eradication Guyana police destroy about 53,000 cannabis plants on two farms at Yaruni Bend near Linden iNews Guyana published a Guyana Police Force statement reporting that police, led by a gazetted officer, carried out a cannabis eradication exercise at Yaruni Bend, Linden, in the Upper Demerara River area on 10 September 2026. According to the statement, they found two farms covering a combined eight acres with about 53,000 suspected cannabis plants, as well as two makeshift camps and two drying areas holding a combined 10 pounds of dried cannabis, and destroyed all of it by fire. The police estimated the value of what was destroyed at $22,038,728. No arrests were made. https://inewsguyana.com/22m-worth-of-ganja-destroyed-during-police-operation-in-upper-demerara-river/ https://inewsguyana.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/804365678 1430566228957636 5337206572013929571 n.jpg Guyana eradication campaigns (2026) Guyana Upper Demerara-Berbice Linden 6° 0' 0.00" N, 58° 18' 0.00" W event site Guyana Police Force 3.24 53000