News:2026-10-11/Eradication/police-destroy-about-37-000-cannabis-plants-in-four-cultivations-at-wiruni-on-the-upper-berbice-river

News record11 October 2026EradicationGuyana eradication campaigns (2026)

Police destroy about 37,000 cannabis plants in four cultivations at Wiruni on the Upper Berbice River

The Guyana Chronicle, reporting a police press release of Monday 12 October 2026, said that police found four cannabis cultivations measuring about seven acres in total at Wiruni, Upper Berbice River, between 07:00 and 19:00 on Sunday 11 October. The cultivations held about 15,000, 4,000, 10,000 and 8,000 suspected cannabis plants, and a makeshift camp held about 40 pounds of dried cannabis. Police said the plants, the dried cannabis and the camp were destroyed by fire and that no arrests were made.

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Date11 Oct 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofGuyana eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryGuyana

State / provinceUpper Demerara-Berbice

LocalityWiruni

AgencyGuyana Police Force

Plants eradicated37,000

Hectares2.83

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates5.70, -57.84

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-11 Eradication Police destroy about 37,000 cannabis plants in four cultivations at Wiruni on the Upper Berbice River The Guyana Chronicle, reporting a police press release of Monday 12 October 2026, said that police found four cannabis cultivations measuring about seven acres in total at Wiruni, Upper Berbice River, between 07:00 and 19:00 on Sunday 11 October. The cultivations held about 15,000, 4,000, 10,000 and 8,000 suspected cannabis plants, and a makeshift camp held about 40 pounds of dried cannabis. Police said the plants, the dried cannabis and the camp were destroyed by fire and that no arrests were made. https://guyanachronicle.com/2026/10/13/police-destroy-37000-cannabis-plants-40-pounds-of-dried-cannabis-worth-26-8m-at-wiruni/ Guyana eradication campaigns (2026) Guyana Upper Demerara-Berbice Wiruni 5° 42' 0.00" N, 57° 50' 24.00" W event site Guyana Police Force 2.83 37000