Police uprooted and burned at least 36,955 fully grown marijuana plants across Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur between 14 and 23 April 2023, along with seedlings, seeds and 10kg of leaves. Officers put the haul at more than P9 million; no arrests were reported.
🇵🇭 Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur provinces · Philippines
The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO-1) said its officers uprooted and burned at least 36,955 fully grown marijuana plants in separate operations across Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur between 14 and 23 April 2023.[1]
In La Union, officers also destroyed at least 15,500 seedlings and 20,000 seeds, while in Ilocos Sur 10kg of marijuana leaves and 360 seedlings were burned.[1] The haul was valued at more than P9 million, and the report names no arrests.[1]
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