Police believe the destruction of a marijuana camp in Sangre Grande has made a significant dent in the operations of an Organised Criminal Group.

Yesterday officers journeyed three miles into a forested area off Upper Cunapo Road, where they found two camps outfitted with solar panels, water tanks, air condition units and other amenities.

They seized and destroyed 111 kilograms of cured marijuana with an estimated street value of $3,333,341.

They also destroyed 2,550 marijuana plants with a combined weight of 255 kilograms of local marijuana valued at approximately $7,632,405.

Two grow houses equipped with solar panels and AC units were also located and destroyed as part of the operation.

The TTPS says the grand total of the operation is estimated at $10,965,746.

The exercise came following leads into the operations of an Organised Criminal Group whose main operations are based in the Belmont district.

Similarly, officers executed an operation on March 14th 2024, during which time they located another campsite in a forested area of Upper Cunapo Road, Sangre Grande.

In this instance, they destroyed 500 fully grown marijuana trees, an estimated 400 marijuana seedlings and 10 kilograms of cured marijuana.

The estimated street value of the items was $6,597,170.

In the recent past, officers of the Eastern Division also arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in a marijuana seizure of 36 packets of marijuana which weighed 24.8 kilograms.