Published 2 June 2018
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
THOUSANDS OF MARIJUANA PLANTS UPROOTED, DESTROYED DURING JOINT SECURITY FORCES OPERATIONS
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 03, 2018 (RSCNPF): A joint Police and Military Operation, last week, resulted in thousands of marijuana plants being uprooted and destroyed.
The operation included Officers from the Special Services Unit (SSU), the Tabernacle Police Station, District ‘B’ Patrol, the Anti-Gang Unit and Soldiers from the St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF). In total, over 20,000 marijuana plants were uprooted in several plots in the Mansion and Estridge Mountain area. The plants were uprooted on May 27 and 28 and destroyed on May 31. They ranged from seedling to 11 feet in height. The mature and mid-sized plants have a combined estimated street value of EC$2.5 million. Allowed to mature, the seedlings would have had an estimated street value of $1 million.
