P12M worth marijuana destroyed in Benguet

BAKUN, Benguet -- The community of Bakun in this province helped the police in locating and burning a P12 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants, police said.

In a statement, police provincial chief Benjamin Lusad said it took two days to complete the burning of the seized marijuana due to their enormous quantity.

No suspected cultivator was arrested during the raid but Lusad is optimistic that the persons responsible would be identified soon.

He said the plantation with a 7,000 square meters fully planted with marijuana was fully concealed on a mountainside with thick vegetative growth.

Lusad expressed optimism that more raids are forthcoming to destroy all marijuana plants in Benguet and other areas in Cordillera Administrative Region.