43 wanted persons nabbed in Cordi; 66 towns post no crime

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – A total of 53 wanted persons were arrested by police in Cordillera from Jan. 22 to 28. Based on the records from the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division records bared Benguet Police Provincial Office had highest number of arrests with 20 followed by Baguio City Police Office 19; Abra PPO with six; Ifugao, four; Kalinga, two and one each in Apayao and Mountain Province.
    Of the arrested individuals, six were listed “most wanted persons” with three at regional level, two municipal and one provincial.
    Meanwhile, as a result of intensified police visibility and campaign against criminality, 66 municipalities in provinces of the region and three police stations in Baguio City remained peaceful with zero crime incidents during the same week. Zero crime incidents were recorded in the 24 municipalities of Abra; 11 municipalities in Benguet; 10 municipalities in Mt Province, 10 in Ifugao, six in Kalinga and five in Apayao.
    In Baguio, Loakan Police Station 4, Aurora Hill Police Station 6, and Marcos Highway Police Station 10 also recorded zero crime incidents out of 10 police stations in Baguio City.

P58.6 million marijuana burned in Kalinga town

TINGLAYAN, Kalinga -- Combined police and anti-illegal drugs operatives raided 10 marijuana plantations and burned P58.6 million worth of fully grown marijuana plants from January 24 to 28 here in Barangay Loccong.

    The series of operations resulted in the uprooting of 293,000 marijuana plants from 10 sites covering a total land area of 32,100 square meters.

    The authorities estimated the value of the eradicated marijuana plants based on the assessment set by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).

    No cultivator, however, was arrested during the operation.

    Col. Charles Domallig, provincial director of the Kalinga Police Office, commended the operatives for their constant cooperation which led to the successful eradication of the marijuana plants.

    "We will continue with the marijuana eradication operation in our collaborative efforts with the aim of totally ending the cultivation to prevent the possible movement of marijuana from the province to the urban areas," Domallig said.

    Most of the destroyed marijuana plants were burned on site, while portions of the same were brought to the Kalinga Provincial Police Office for evidentiary purposes.

    Tinglayan has been known to be one of the major producers of marijuana because of its mountainous terrain and weather conditions that are conducive for the production of the illegal hemp.