As part of the continuous anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR), a total of PhP445,000.00 worth of marijuana plants were torched during the marijuana eradication operations launched by the Cabalyero Cops of Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) in the province of Benguet on November 12, 2024.
In Kibungan, 1,150 pieces of Fully Grown Marijuana Plants (FGMJP) and 375 pieces of marijuana seedlings with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php245,000.00 were discovered across four marijuana plantation sites in Brgy. Tacadang by the joint operatives of 2nd Benguet Provincial Mobile Force Company, Kibungan Municipal Police Station (MPS), Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) of Benguet PPO, Regional Intelligence Division of PRO-CAR, Regional Intelligence Unit 14 (RIU-14), and Philip-pine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Meanwhile, in Bakun, a marijuana plantation site planted with 1,000 pieces of FGMJP with an SDP of Php200,000.00 was discovered in Brgy. Kayapa by the joint operatives of Bakun MPS, PDEU and Pro-vincial Intelligence Unit of Benguet PPO, RIU-14, and PDEA-CAR.
All discovered marijuana plants were documented, uprooted, and burned on-site, with enough samples taken for submission to the Regional Forensic Unit-CAR. Further, investigations are ongoing to identify the cultivators and locate other marijuana plantation sites in nearby areas.
