PNP destroys more than 108,000 cannabis plants in Benguet and Kalinga
The Philippine National Police said a week-long campaign from 23 to 29 March 2026 destroyed more than PHP28.5 million worth of marijuana in 24 operations across Benguet and Kalinga. The report counted more than 80,000 fully grown plants and over 57 kilograms of dried marijuana in 22 Benguet operations, plus 28,000 plants destroyed in two Kalinga operations.
🇵🇭 Benguet and Kalinga, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
The Philippine National Police reported 24 marijuana-eradication operations in Benguet and Kalinga
between 23 and 29 March 2026.[1]It said the campaign destroyed more than PHP28.5 million worth
of marijuana.[1]
In Benguet, 22 operations found more than 80,000 fully grown plants and over 57,000 grams of dried
marijuana, while two operations in Kalinga destroyed 28,000 plants.[1]
The PNP chief described the campaign as an effort to destroy marijuana at its source and urged
communities to report suspected cultivation.[1]
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PNP personnel display an eradication sign beside cannabis plants in the Cordillera campaign.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.
