69,800 marijuana plants burned in three-day Bugnay operation
Police and anti-drug agents uprooted and burned at least 69,800 marijuana plants worth about PHP 14 million from a 4-hectare plantation in Bugnay, Tinglayan, in operations from 18 to 20 September 2020 under Oplan 17: Quebec Jolly Green.
Local police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents in Kalinga burned at least 69,800 fully grown marijuana plants seized from a 4-hectare plantation in a three-day operation in Tinglayan.[1]The plants, valued at about PHP 13.96 million, were found in the village of Bugnay and seized in operations from 18 to 20 September 2020.[1]
Agents uprooted and burned the plants on site as part of “Oplan 17: Quebec Jolly Green”, launched jointly by the drug agency’s Cordillera and Cagayan Valley offices with Kalinga police units to clear the villages of marijuana cultivation.[1]
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Police confiscated 2,230 fully grown marijuana plants from three plantation sites in Kapangan, Benguet, which police valued at P446,000. The eradication was carried out separately by provincial operating units with no plantation arrests named.
Cordillera police destroyed 548,130 marijuana plants and 9,000 seedlings in 14 operations from 25 October to 1 November 2026, arresting six drug suspects. A parallel manhunt arrested 28 other fugitives, bringing the week's total reported arrests to 34.
Police destroyed three marijuana plantations in Kapangan and Kibungan, Benguet, on 30 October 2026, seizing 1,150 mature plants and 1,000 seedlings. Police valued the plants at P270,000 and burned them on site while seeking those responsible.
Kalinga police uprooted and burned 544,000 fully grown marijuana plants across seven sites in Barangay Loccong, Tinglayan, on 27 October 2026, an operation the provincial office valued at about ₱108.8 million. No cultivators were arrested.
