Ninety marijuana plants uprooted from a greenhouse in Tublay, Benguet
PRO CAR and PDEA-CAR uprooted and destroyed 90 fully grown marijuana plants from a greenhouse in Barangay Caponga, Tublay, on 26 March 2026 under a search warrant issued after a 12 March buy-bust of the owner. Samples went to the regional forensic unit; the standard drug price was PHP 18,000.
Police Regional Office Cordillera and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s CAR office
executed a search warrant on 26 March 2026 at a marijuana greenhouse in Barangay Caponga,
Tublay, Benguet.[1][2]The warrant followed monitoring after the greenhouse owner’s arrest in
a buy-bust operation in the same barangay on 12 March 2026, and was issued on 24 March by the
Regional Trial Court in La Trinidad.[1][2]
Regional directors Ericson Dilag of PRO CAR and Martin Francia of PDEA-CAR led the raid, with
Benguet provincial police and media witnesses present.[1][2]Operatives uprooted 90 fully grown
marijuana plants inside the greenhouse, valued at PHP 18,000 at the standard drug price.[1][2]They inventoried and destroyed the plants on site, keeping samples for the Regional Forensic
Unit–CAR.[1][2]Dilag urged communities to report early signs of illegal drug activity.[1][2]
Photos and video
PRO CAR and PDEA operatives seal a marijuana greenhouse in Caponga, Tublay, during the 26 March 2026 search.Photo details
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