1.14 million marijuana plants destroyed in Tinglayan
Cordillera police destroyed about 1.14 million fully grown marijuana plants across 10 plantation sites on Mount Chumanchil in Loccong, Tinglayan, during a two-day operation on 17–18 May 2026. The crop covered about 9.5 hectares and was given an official standard-price estimate of ₱228 million.
🇵🇭 Mount Chumanchil, Barangay Loccong, Tinglayan, Kalinga, Philippines
Cordillera police destroyed marijuana plants during a two-day operation in Tinglayan, Kalinga, on 17 and 18 May 2026.[1][2]The teams found 10 plantation sites on Mount Chumanchil in Barangay Loccong and uprooted and burned 1.14 million fully grown plants.[1][2]
The sites covered about 9.5 hectares, and police gave the crop an estimated standard drug price of ₱228 million.[1][2]The operation was called Oplan Revisit Everest; the Daily Tribune said investigators were still working to identify the cultivators.[1]
After the destruction, law enforcers held a flag-raising ceremony and planted tree seedlings on the cleared mountain land.[1]
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Cordillera police and other participants at the flag-raising ceremony after the mountain eradication operation.Photo details
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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.
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