Police raid Kalinga farm; P24 M marijuana burned

TINGLAYAN, Kalinga – Police raided a farm here and uprooted and burned marijuana worth P24 million pesos May 17 in SitioOlingan, Barangay Luccong.

The operatives were led by Supt. Oliver Enmodias accompanied by barangay officials.

Some120,000 fully grown MJ plants were destroyed on site covering a land area of around 10,000 square meters.  

A dialogue was later held among the populace by Senior Insp. Antonio Yag-ao on the ill-effects of drugs.

Residents urged the government to improve or construct farm to market roads in the area so folks wouldn’t plant marijuana as a source of living.

The said concern has been brought by the regional police office to the attention of the Regional Development Council which envisions to complete the construction of major roads in the Cordillera Region by 2016.

The propagation of  coffee plantations in marijuana producing was also pushed as an alternative source of livelihood.

People in marijuana-producing areas were also urged by government officials to form cooperatives and have these registered with the Cooperative Development Authority so technical skills and assistance from planting to marketing as well as finance shall be provided by the RDC.