11,043 marijuana plants burned in Malungon, Sarangani
On 6 February 2025 PDEA Region 12, police and the Army's 73rd Infantry Battalion uprooted and burned 11,043 marijuana plants in Barangay B'laan, Malungon, which the agency valued at about 2.2 million pesos; three caretakers fled and samples were kept for prosecution.
Anti-narcotics agents uprooted and burned 11,043 marijuana plants in Barangay B’laan, Malungon,
Sarangani province, on Thursday 6 February 2025.[1][2]
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region 12 director Benjamin Recites III said the
operation was carried out with Police Regional Office 12 and the Army’s 73rd Infantry Battalion;
the Philippine Coast Guard and local police also took part in the joint team described by GMA.[1][2]
After collecting samples for evidence, agents burned the plants on site before witnesses; PDEA
placed their value at about 2.2 million pesos.[1][2]Three caretakers fled when they saw
officers and soldiers closing in from two directions, and Recites said intelligence from Blaan
tribal leaders and local officials had led to the raid while a manhunt for those behind the farm
continued.[1]
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