๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ง๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข-๐๐๐ฅ’๐ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ด ๐ข๐ฝ๐
As part of the continuous anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region, a total of PhP11,360,800.00 worth of illegal drugs and two drug personalities were arrested in a series of operations conducted across the region on November 16, 2024.
During the separate marijuana eradication operations conducted, 45,000 pieces of Fully Grown Marijuana Plants (FGMJP) with a Standard Drug Price (SDP) of Php9,000,000.00 were discovered at Mount Fisak, Brgy Saclit, Sadanga, Mountain Province, while 6,000 pieces of FGMJP with an SDP of Php1,200,000.00 were discovered in Brgy. Loccong, Tinglayan, Kalinga, and 5,430 pieces of FGMJP with an SDP of Php1,086,000.00 were found in
Brgy. Kayapa, Bakun, and Brgy. Tacadang, Kibungan, in the province of Benguet.
All discovered marijuana plants were documented, uprooted, and burned on-site, while ongoing investigations are being conducted to locate other marijuana plantation sites in nearby areas and apprehend marijuana cultivators.
Meanwhile, a 41-year-old male listed as the No. 3 Most Wanted Person at the Provincial Level for the 4th Quarter of 2024 was arrested by virtue of a Warrant of Arrest for two counts of Violation of R.A. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, by the operatives of Pudtol Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Brgy. Capannikian, Pudtol, Apayao.
The suspect was brought to the custody of Pudtol MPS for documentation and proper disposition prior to turnover to the concerned court.
Further, a 53 year-old male listed as a High Value Individual was arrested, and 11 grams of suspected shabu with an SDP of Php74,800.000 were confiscated during the buy-bust operation conducted by the City Drug Enforcement Unit (CDEU) of Baguio City Police Office in Brgy. Kayang, Baguio City.
The arrested suspect and the confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to the custody of the CDEU for documentation and proper disposition. The suspect will be facing charges for violation of R.A. 9165, also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (PIO PRO-CAR / File Photos)
