KIBUNGAN, Benguet – Almost half a
million worth of marijuana found in at least four plantation sites here in
sitio Guinawang, Tacadang were destroyed by policemen Tuesday.
The 2,040 fully grown plants were
planted on a total of 830 square meter plantation with an estimated sale value
of P408,000, said Cordillera police director Chief Supt. Benjamin Magalong.
Though no cultivator was found by
policemen, Magalong said the eradication operations will be implemented
throughout the region to cut supply of the illegal plant.
Lawmen included Kibungan police
headed by Senior Insp. Jesus Lozano, Benguet provincial police office and
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Cordillera.
Magalong said most of the
uprooted fully grown marijuana plants were burned on site while troops took
with them samples of the illegal hemp as evidence.
Magalong was previously the
regional chief of the Phil. Drug Enforcement Agency in the Metro Manila Region.
Authorities still consider
Cordillera region as the top producer of marijuana in the country.
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