88,400 marijuana plants burned on Mount Chumanchill, Kalinga
Police and anti-drug agents uprooted and burned 88,400 marijuana plants plus dried leaves, seeds and stalks worth about 40.8 million pesos on Mount Chumanchill in Tinglayan from 6 to 9 May 2021. No growers were caught at the three plantation sites.
🇵🇭 Mount Chumanchill, Barangay Loccong, Tinglayan, Kalinga · Philippines
Joint teams of the Kalinga police, the regional mobile force and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency destroyed more than 40.78 million pesos’ worth of marijuana in a four-day eradication drive on Mount Chumanchill in Barangay Loccong, Tinglayan, from 6 to 9 May 2021.[1][2]The teams found three plantation sites covering about 8,900 square metres holding roughly 88,400 fully grown marijuana plants.[1][2]
Haul burned on site
Besides the uprooted plants, the teams seized165 kilos of dried marijuana leaves, 60 kilos of seeds and 15 kilos of stalks, and everything was burned on site after documentation.[1]Kalinga police director Col. Davy Vicente Limmong said the authorities failed to arrest anyone in the area.[2]
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