Police and PDEA eliminate thousands of marijuana plants in Kalinga
Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents destroyed about 27,000 marijuana plants in the mountainous barangays of Loccong and Buscalan, Tinglayan, Kalinga.
A joint operation involving local police stations, the Kalinga Provincial Mobile Force, the provincial drug unit and PDEA eradicated roughly 27,000 fully grown cannabis plants in the highland areas of Barangays Loccong and Buscalan. The mission took place on Thursday and was coordinated from the regional police office. No growers were taken into custody during the raid. Authorities highlighted the effort as part of ongoing anti-drug measures in the region.
Why it matters
The raid shows ongoing government efforts to curb illegal drug cultivation in remote Philippine regions.
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