Cops destroy over $4 million in marijuana

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Officers in the Southern Division have seized and destroyed over $4 million worth of marijuana in the Moruga area.

According to a statement by the Police Service, between 6:30 am and midday on September 22, 2020, a party of officers, including members of the Special Investigations Unit, Southern Division Task Force and the Air Support Unit, proceeded to the La Lune Forest.

At about one mile into the forest, the officers identified three marijuana fields spread across four lots of land. The discovery included two seedling beds with 500 trees and 250 kilograms of cured marijuana, in addition to 25,000 fully grown trees.

The find has an estimated street value of $4,375,000.00.