By Susan C. Aro
LA
TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Officials, concerned agencies and other stakeholders are
hard up in stopping proliferation of marijuana in the province.
In a recent meeting of the Provincial Peace
and Order Council, the Philippine National Police and Philippine
Drug Enforcement Agency reported that for the second quarter, five marijuana
eradication operations were undertaken in Kibungan and Bakun resulting to the
destruction of fully grown plants, dried leaves, seedlings and stalks valued at
Php502, 965.00.
Mankayan Municipal Mayor Materno Luspian,
president of the League of Municipalities, raised the issue on the eradication
conducted yearly yet marijuana plantations still proliferate.
PDEA regional director Juvenal Blanquera
Azurin said while they do monthly monitoring particularly in Kibungan and
Bakun, political will of barangay officials is needed to help
in convincing those who are engaged marijuana plantation to stop their trade as
it has great impact to people’s lives once they are addicted to the prohibited
drug.
Supt. Peter Tagtag of the Police Provincial
Office said they are now organizing teams to be deployed in the area
particularly in Badeo and Tacadang in Kibungan and Kayapa in Bakun.
The teams are expected to monitor from time
to time marijuana plantations in said areas even after eradication operations
to ensure they do not till again.
They will also conduct information drive in
the area among the people on ill effects of marijuana.
Tagtag said they are seeking assistance of
the local government to provide livelihood opportunities for the people as an
alternative to planting marijuana.
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