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Police Destroys ₱2.9-M Worth Of Marijuana In Benguet

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Police destroyed on Monday fully grown marijuana plants with an estimated value of PHP2.93 million discovered in eight areas in the municipality of Sablan and at La Trinidad, the capital town of Benguet.

The joint anti-illegal drugs operation of the PNP and PDEA yesterday resulted to the destruction of

11,900 fully grown marijuana plants with Dangerous Drug Board (DDB) value of 2.38 M pesos at the forested area of Taleb, Banangan, Sablan, Benguet.

Law enforcers launched the operation after receiving information from a member of Barangay Information Network about the marijuana plantation.

The sites are located beneath forested areas and it takes about three hours walk to reach the area.

“We were surprised to learn existence of illegal plant on this town which has no history of marijuana cultivation.” Sablan police chief, Capt. Salvador Anas said.

The local police here believed that this is the fruit of their concerted effort and collaboration with the

Establishment of BIN in the fight against all forms of illegal activities.

In a separate operation, police from La Trinidad also uprooted and burned at least 475 fully grown marijuana plants with an estimated value of PHP550, 000.

La Trinidad police chief PMaj. PMaj. Cleff Vencio led the combined elements of anti- narcotics operatives in destroying the illegal plants in four sites with total estimated area of 475 square meters at Sitio Tuba Wangal in La Trinidad.

Follow up investigation for the possible identity of the cultivator/s of the marijuana plants are now underway.

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