05-March-2022. Joint law enforcement operatives have destroyed 1,837,200 fully-grown Marijuana plants, 30,000 grams of dried fruiting tops, 6,000 grams of Marijuana seeds, 70,000 grams of powdered Marijuana, and 492,666 grams of dried Marijuana leaves and stalks with a total estimated market value of PHP 375 Million during their 10-Day Air and Land Interoperability Operations Against Illegal Drugs in the province of Kalinga.
The Marijuana produce were discovered at 50 Marijuana Plantation Sites with an estimated land area 16.49 Hectares in the municipality of Tinglayan from 22 February to 03-March-2022.
The said operations were conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in support of President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs.
It was also covered by the PDEA Cordillera Administrative Region’s OPLAN MAALAAB RELOADED and the PNP Police Regional Office (PRO) Kalinga’s OPLAN HERODOTUS 2.
According to the PCG District Northwestern Luzon, the Cordillera region, known for its cold climate, fertile land, and mountainous terrain, is used by Marijuana cultivators in planting and growing the said illegal produce.
Source: PCG District Northwestern Luzon
Joint law enforcement agencies believe that the eradication of Marijuana supply straight from plantation sites is an effective way of cutting the supply and demand of Marijuana in the country.