20/04/2025
𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗦 𝗬𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝟮.𝟯𝗠 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗝𝗨𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗧
The Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region (PRO CAR) successfully discovered and destroyed PhP2,358,000.00 worth of ma*****na plants in a series of ma*****na eradication operations conducted in the provinces of Kalinga and Benguet on April 19, 2025.
In Kalinga, 9,000 fully grown ma*****na plants (FGMJP) and 1,200 ma*****na seedlings with an overall Standard Drug Price (SDP) of PhP1,848,000.00 were discovered by the joint operatives of Rizal Municipal Police Station (MPS), Tinglayan MPS, 1st Kalinga Provincial Mobile Force Company, Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) of Kalinga Police Provincial Office (PPO), and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Kalinga in Brgy. Buscalan, Tinglayan and Brgy. Romualdez, Rizal.
Meanwhile, in Benguet, 2,550 FGMJP with an SDP of PhP510,000.00 were found by the joint forces of Bakun MPS, Kibungan MPS, PDEU and Provincial Intelligence Unit of Benguet PPO, Regional Intelligence Division of PRO CAR, Regional Intelligence Unit 14, and PDEA-CAR in Brgy. Badeo, Kibungan and Brgy. Kayapa, Bakun.
All discovered ma*****na plants were uprooted and burned on-site, with sufficient samples collected for submission to the Regional Forensic Unit-CAR. Investigations are actively being conducted to locate other ma*****na plantation sites in the surrounding areas and to apprehend those responsible for the cultivation.
These successful operations highlight the steadfast commitment of PRO CAR in combating illegal drug activities and upholding public safety across the region.