Sunday, November 27, 2022

P1.3-M marijuana plants discovered burned in Benguet

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – A total of P1,328,000 worth of marijuana was uprooted and burned by police plantations in three Benguet towns last week while a man was nabbed in Abra for selling shabu.
    Some P520,000 worth of marijuana was uprooted by police Kibungan and Kapangan on Nov. 17.
Reports to Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. Mafelino A. Bazar said cops discovered a total of 2,600 marijuana plants in two plantations in Sitio Wallayan, Barangay Tacadang, Kibungan and Sitio Tiko, Barangay Gadangan, Kapangan.
    An investigation is on to identify cultivators of the marijuana plants.
    Operations were conducted by Kibungan and Kapangan police including Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit.
    In Bakun town, elements of 1st Benguet Provincial Mobile Force Company, Bakun police and Special Action Force discovered around 4,040 fully-grown marijuana worth P808,000 in Sitio Gusadan and Sitio Tamadan, Barangay Kayapa.  
    In Bangued, Abra, a certain Arjay S Millare, 32, was arrested by elements of Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and Bangued police after he sold a gram of suspected “shabu” worth P6,800.
    Inventory of seized item was witnessed by barangay kagawad Renante Burton of Calaba, Bangued, and Edgar Tanura of DZPA Radio Station.
 

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