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P48-M marijuana farm destroyed
Police, military, and anti-narcotics agents eradicated marijuana plants worth P48 million in a joint operation in Tinglayan, Kalinga.
The 8,000-square-meter plantation in Barangay Loccong yielded 240,000 fully-grown marijuana plants, which were set on fire.
Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera director, stated that the operation is a significant milestone in combating marijuana cultivation in the region.
In a separate incident on Thursday, over P3.7 million worth of dried marijuana leaves were seized from two alleged drug traders in La Trinidad, Benguet.
The two vegetable gardeners from Kibungan, Benguet were apprehended in a sting operation at the Strawberry Farm in Barangay Betag.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) destroyed marijuana plants worth P861.9 million in Tinglayan, Kalinga, during a nine-day operation from April 29 to May 7.
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Law enforcers destroyed nearly PHP862 million worth of marijuana plants in a nine-day crackdown in Kalinga from April 29 to May 7.
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The Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PRO-Cordillera) confiscated P191.5 million worth of suspected shabu and marijuana in April 2024.
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The Police Regional Office-1 confiscated P3.1 million worth of illegal drugs, specifically shabu and marijuana, in a two-day operation from May 6 to 7 in Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan.
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