P27.7-M marijuana plucked in Kalinga

OVER P27.7 million worth of marijuana plants and stalks were destroyed in Kalinga while four drug pushers were arrested in a two day anti-illegal drug operations in the Cordillera region.

Joint operatives of Kalinga Drug Enforcement personnel, Provincial and Regional Maneuver Force Battalion, and members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Aagency destroyed a total of P27,779,000 worth of marijuana plants at Barangays Butbut Proper and Loccong, Tinglayan, Kalinga on July 19, 2018.

The plants were discovered in 17 plantation sites with a total land area of 17,915 square meters planted with 132,020 fully grown Marijuana plants and 3,000 kg of MJ stalks.

Moreover, four drug pushers were arrested in successive drug busts regionwide conducted by the drug enforcement units.

A female drug pusher identified as Maricar, 28, jobless, and a resident of Scout Barrio was arrested on July 19 at Centerpoint Plaza, Bakakeng Central, Marcos Highway, Baguio City. She was nabbed after she sold a sachet of shabu weighing more or less 0.5 grams worth P3,500.

Seized from her possession were one heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing suspected shabu, biscuit plastic wrapper, cellphone, cash amounting to P1,000 and P2,500 boodle money.

Another lady drug pusher, who works as a chef, and a resident of La Trinidad, Benguet was arrested along Upper Session Road, Baguio City while Davis Polinec Edwas, 39, laborer, presently residing at Upper Rock Quarry, Baguio City was arrested at Slide, Tuding, Itogon, Benguet; and Marlon Andaway Mahoy, 40, driver and a resident of Dagupan Centro, Tabuk City was nabbed in Mapaway, Ipil, Tabuk City, Kalinga.

Confiscated from the lady chef were three sachets of shabu weighing more or less .10 grams worth P4, 000.00 while two sachets of suspected shabu weighing approximately 0.020 grams each and P1,000 buybust money was seized from Edwas. Confiscated from Mahoy were two heat sealed plastic sachet containing suspected shabu, buy-bust money, and a cellular phone.

The continuous apprehensions of drug pushers and users is a stern warning to all other persons involved in illegal drugs that the PNP will not cease on its relentless campaign to rid Cordillera of drug menace.

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