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Georgetown police, in collaboration with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), have destroyed over six billion dollars worth of marijuana found on a farm in Upper Berbice River. No individuals were apprehended in the operation.
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O'Neil Recardo Riley has been sentenced to over five years in Dodds Prison for kidnapping and endangering the life of a 10-year-old girl. Justice Christopher Birch delivered the sentence in the No. 5A Supreme Court.
Alec Orlando Bourne, 39, was identified as the deceased found at Brownes Beach, St Michael. He resided in Sealy Land, Bank Hall, within the same parish.
A man who abducted a ten-year-old girl from a taxi has been sentenced to eight years in prison, reduced to just over five years after deductions. The 37-year-old was found guilty of unlawfully removing the girl without consent.
The National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA) urges Barbadians to report suspected synthetic drug usage, highlighting the deadly consequences. Testing of suspicious substances can help inform the public about new psychoactive substances.
