Joint law enforcement and military units dismantled a large-scale marijuana cultivation network in Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu, on Thursday 12 February 2026, destroying more than 21,000 plants and recovering high-powered firearms.[1]

The operation in the upland barangays of Masjid Punjungan and Pitogo was led by the 1102nd Infantry Brigade with PDEA, the Philippine National Police and other Sulu units.[1] Government forces uprooted about 21,200 fully grown plants across concealed sites in rugged terrain and recovered three sacks of dried marijuana leaves, valuing the haul at P18,232,000.[1]

The primary suspect, known only by the alias Mods, and several associates evaded arrest, and the plantation areas were secured without casualties.[1] Troops also recovered six high-powered firearms — four M16 rifles, one M14 and one M1 Garand — with magazines and ammunition, indicating armed protection of the sites.[1]

A later inter-agency roundup confirms that P18.2 million of marijuana was destroyed at two plantations in Masjid Punjungan and Pitogo, the first of two such operations in the town that year.[2]