A total of Php1,580,400.00 worth of illegal drugs were seized after the PRO-CAR cops launched simultaneous anti-illegal drug operations in the provinces of Kalinga and Benguet on August 21, 2024.
In Kalinga, the execution of a search warrant by the joint operatives of Pinukpuk Municipal Police Station (MPS), Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU), 1st Kalinga Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC), RIU-14, and CIDG-Kalinga in Brgy Wagud, Pinukpuk, yielded nine sachets of suspected shabu weighing approximately 3 grams with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php20,400.00.
The seized pieces of evidence were brought to Pinukpuk MPS for documentation and proper disposition.
Still in Kalinga, a marijuana plantation site planted with 7,500 pieces of fully grown marijuana plants (FGMJP) with a SDP of Php1,500,000.00 was found in Brgy Bugnay, Tinglayan, during the marijuana eradication operation conducted by the joint operatives of Tinglayan MPS, 2nd Kalinga PMFC, PDEU, and PDEA-Kalinga.
Simultaneously, in Benguet, the same nature of operation was also conducted by the joint operatives of Kibungan MPS, PDEU, Regional Intelligence Division, and PDEA-CAR that resulted in the discovery of two marijuana plantation sites, planted with 1,000 pieces of marijuana seedlings and 100 pieces of FGMJP with an overall SDP of Php60,000.00 in Brgy Tacadang, Kibungan.
All discovered marijuana plants were documented and burned onsite, with samples collected for submission to the Regional Forensic Unit-CAR. **PRO-CAR PIO