Cordillera police burn 71,895 cannabis plants and 70.61 kg of dried material
A week-long Cordillera campaign from 6 to 12 April 2026 comprised 18 operations, burned 71,873 fully grown cannabis plants and 22 seedlings, and destroyed about 70.61 kilograms of dried cannabis stalks, leaves and fruiting tops valued at PHP22,856,305. Police also arrested one high-value suspect in Benguet.
🇵🇭 Benguet and Kalinga, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
The Philippine National Police said that 18 operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region from
6 to 12 April 2026 burned 71,873 fully grown cannabis plants and 22 seedlings.[1][2][3]The same
campaign destroyed about 70,610 grams of dried cannabis stalks, leaves and fruiting tops, with a
reported value of PHP22,856,305.[1][2][3]
Most of the plantations were in hard-to-reach areas of Benguet, while police also uprooted and
destroyed cannabis valued at about PHP4.8 million in Kalinga.[1][2][3]One high-value suspect was
arrested in Benguet and was reported to face charges under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act.[1][2]
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Police personnel burn cannabis plants at Sitio Sagili, Barangay Bado, Kibungan, Benguet, on 11 April 2026.Photo details
Police confiscated 2,230 fully grown marijuana plants from three plantation sites in Kapangan, Benguet, which police valued at P446,000. The eradication was carried out separately by provincial operating units with no plantation arrests named.
Cordillera police destroyed 548,130 marijuana plants and 9,000 seedlings in 14 operations from 25 October to 1 November 2026, arresting six drug suspects. A parallel manhunt arrested 28 other fugitives, bringing the week's total reported arrests to 34.
Police destroyed three marijuana plantations in Kapangan and Kibungan, Benguet, on 30 October 2026, seizing 1,150 mature plants and 1,000 seedlings. Police valued the plants at P270,000 and burned them on site while seeking those responsible.
Kalinga police uprooted and burned 544,000 fully grown marijuana plants across seven sites in Barangay Loccong, Tinglayan, on 27 October 2026, an operation the provincial office valued at about ₱108.8 million. No cultivators were arrested.
