Some 20 ‘ganja’ fields spotted in aerial military operation
“This morning (Yesterday) we went out with the Royal Virgin Islands Police force and identified a number of marijuana fields around the islands,” Lt. Oliver Bundock, Flight Pilot of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Mounts Bay, a British military ship that has been in the territory for some days now, told reporters after the operation.
According to Mr Bundock, over fifteen plots were identified on Tortola while the others were spotted on the sister island of Virgin Gorda. “That was effectively in an hour and a half flight time. It makes a big difference to the local police force. We identified plots they didn’t know about,” Bundock noted, adding that the areas spotted were not huge fields but marijuana fields nonetheless.
Many persons across the territory were in wonder as to the operation that had seen the military helicopter flying very low. It was confirmed that they were on a special operation as part of the mission to this and other Overseas Territories. In this case, among other things they assisted the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in identifying twenty new marijuana fields.
Criminals take note
According to Lt. Oliver Bundock, the joint venture was to raise awareness of their presence to criminals and other persons in the Territory, as well as to "scavenge" local lands to locate unnoticed marijuana fields.
There are more benefits to be had from the British military’s presence as today July 25, 2017 the RVIPF will be in training sessions with the team and specific focus will be placed on marine skills and fighting drug trafficking.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Mounts Bay has docked in the Virgin Islands to lend a helping hand to the Territory in many regards, including disaster preparedness and crime fighting. The ship docked last Friday evening, July 21, 2017 and will leave today, July 25, 2017.
RFA Mounts Bay is in the Caribbean region for the next three years, and is currently doing a routine check with all the British Overseas Territories (BOTs).
The vessel, with a capacity for a crew of up to 400 persons, has as its Captain Mr Christopher Clarke and he has been having meeting with the Disaster Management of the VI and other key stakeholders.
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28 Responses to “Some 20 ‘ganja’ fields spotted in aerial military operation”
They destroy a plant because its destruction is easy. To find a gun on a yacht, luxury cruiser, speed boat, cargo boat, private air plane and others is hard.
Of the two, which is the greater threat and evil to life, law enforcement and society, the gun or the weed?
Then why are so much resources and priority being placed on a ridiculous notion of stopping a plant from growing and consumed, while making no effort to impede weapons of death, destruction and grief?
Why,?because it is hard, and some in powerful societal positions/desk spaces are comfortable and contented in admiring us kill our youths and each other.
Let one killing of or a series of deaths by guns occur in the EU expats community and see how quickly action is spurred into effect. Lightening would not flash faster!! Some see, as usual, skewed, mixed up and or preferential priority focus here.
Truth is truth!!