Two held after SUV rams checkpoint with 222 cannabis bricks in Isabela
Two alleged drug traders rammed a Comelec checkpoint in Roxas, Isabela on the evening of 14 January 2025 and were caught in Mallig after a two-hour chase. Police found 222 bricks of dried marijuana leaves worth P26.64 million, plus 19 rolled joints and a hand grenade, inside their SUV.
On the evening of Tuesday 14 January 2025, Roxas police manning a Comelec
checkpoint at Barangay Nuesa tried to stop a speeding black SUV, which rammed
through the barricades and a patrol vehicle instead.[1][2]Officers gave
chase for about two hours before catching the SUV and arresting its two
occupants in Mallig town.[1][2]
Inside the vehicle police found 222 bricks of dried marijuana leaves valued
at P26.64 million, 19 rolled marijuana leaves worth P2,280, and a hand
grenade.[1][2]The two men, described as coming from Mandaluyong City in
Metro Manila, were to face charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous
Drugs Act and for illegal possession of an explosive.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
No weight for the 222 bricks was published; only the count and the police valuation.
One outlet's summed total of P26,282,280 does not match its own components of P26,640,000 plus P2,280; the report uses the P26.64 million brick valuation both outlets attribute to the police.
Only aliases were published for the two suspects, who come from Mandaluyong City.
Whether charges under the anti-drugs and explosives laws have been filed was not reported.
BusinessWorld illustrates the chase with a labelled stock photo, which is not listed as media.
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Arrested 46Plants destroyed 0Area 0 haCannabis 12.19 g
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