Benguet Police eradicates over P900K worth of Marijuana plants in Bakun and Kibungan
The continuous efforts of the Cabalyero Cops of the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) to destroy marijuana plants led to the discovery of PhP901,200.00 worth of marijuana plants in Bakun and Kibungan on October 18, 2024.
According to reports from PCOL JOSEPH P BAYONGASAN, the Provincial Director of Benguet PPO, a total of 2,600 pieces of Fully Grown Marijuana Plants (FGMJP) with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of PhP520,000.00 were discovered in three plantation sites at Sitio Legleg, Brgy. Palina, and Sitio Laceb, Brgy. Tacadang, Kibungan.
The said operation was successful with the joint efforts of operatives from the 2nd Benguet Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) Kibungan Municipal Police Station (MPS), the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and Provincial Intelligence Unit of the Benguet PPO, the Regional Intelligence Unit 14 (RIU-14), the Regional Intelligence Division (RID) of Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO-CAR), and the Land Transport Interdiction Unit (LTIU) of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) CAR.
In a similar operation, the joint teams from the 2nd Benguet PMFC, Bakun Municipal Police Station, and PIU of Benguet PPO, along with RID of PRO-CAR, RIU-14, and LTIU of PDEA-CAR, burned 1,906 FGMJP with an SDP of PhP381,200.00, found in four separate plantation sites at Sitio Lepsik and Sitio Tamangan, Brgy. Kayapa, Bakun.
All the discovered marijuana plants were documented, uprooted, and burned onsite, with enough samples taken for submission to the Regional Forensic Unit-CAR.
Kalinga Police seize over P10M worth of illegal drugs and arrest HVI in dayl-ong drug ops
The Kalinga Police Provincial Office (PPO) successfully seized illegal drugs worth PhP10,035,360.00 and arrested a High Value Individual (HVI) in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted on October 18, 2024.
According to reports submitted by PCOL GILBERT A FATI-IG, the Provincial Director of Kalinga PPO, a total of 50,000 pieces of Fully Grown Marijuana Plants with a Standard Drug Price of PhP10,000,000.00 were eradicated by joint operatives from the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU), Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU), Tinglayan Municipal Police Station (MPS), and 1st and 2nd Kalinga Provincial Mobile Force Companies (PMFC) of Kalinga PPO, and the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15 in Brgy. Loccong, Tinglayan.
Moreover, a 29-year-old male, identified as HVI, was arrested following the implementation of a search warrant by the joint operatives of PDEU, PIU, Pinukpuk MPS, and 1st Kalinga PMFC of Kalinga PPO, Regional Intelligence Division of the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Kalinga.
During the said operation, the operatives seized five sachets of suspected shabu with a total weight of 5.2 grams and an SDP of PhP35,360.00 in the suspect’s residence in Brgy. Pinococ, Pinukpuk.
The arrested suspect and the confiscated illegal drugs were inventoried on-site in the presence of witnesses. Following this, both the suspect and the seized evidence were transported to the Pinukpuk MPS and will be presented to the court that issued the search warrant.
PCOL FATI-IG commended the operating units for their successful operations, emphasizing the commitment of the Kalinga police to eradicating illegal drug activities in the province.**