Police in the Cordillera region destroyed marijuana plants and products worth P30.46 million in coordinated eradication operations in Kalinga and Benguet on 13 January 2026.[1]
In Tinglayan, Kalinga, joint Kalinga police and PDEA teams under OPLAN MAGINAM and OPLAN GREEN GOLD 4 destroyed 81,500 plants over about 5,200 square meters: 52,000 plants worth P10.4 million in Barangay Loccong, 5,000 worth P1 million in Buscalan, 8,000 worth P1.6 million in Butbut Proper, 6,000 worth P1.2 million in Ngibat, and 10,500 worth P2.1 million in Tulgao East.[2][1] No one was apprehended as the sites were abandoned.[2]
In Benguet the same day, teams found 23 plantations with 61,570 fully grown plants, 1,250 seedlings and 15,000 grams of dried leaves worth P14.16 million in Kibungan (Tacadang and Poblacion) and Kapangan (Sagubo); everything was destroyed on site.[1] Police said investigations continue to find more plantations and identify the cultivators.[1]