News:2023-11-07/Enforcement/pdea-and-police-destroy-2-12m-marijuana-plantation-at-sitio-nakawa-san-gabriel-la-union

News record7 November 2023EradicationPhilippines eradication campaigns (2023)

PDEA and police destroy ₱2.12M marijuana plantation at Sitio Nakawa, San Gabriel, La Union

Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1 and the La Union Police Provincial Office destroyed a cannabis plantation at Sitio Nakawa, Barangay Lon-oy, San Gabriel, La Union on the morning of 7 November 2023. The plantation covered approximately 1,950 square metres. Officers uprooted and burned on site 10,500 seedlings and 8,500 fully grown plants, for a combined total of 19,000 plants with a reported value of ₱2.12 million. PDEA Ilocos Regional Director Joel Plaza confirmed the destruction; regional information officer Maripe De Guzman said in a 9 November interview that no arrests were made, with a suspect identified but still undergoing verification. The cultivator would face charges under Section 16, Article II of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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Date7 Nov 2023

CategoryEradication

Part ofPhilippines eradication campaigns (2023)

CountryPhilippines

State / provinceLa Union

District / areaSan Gabriel

LocalityLon-oy

AgencyPhilippine Drug Enforcement Agency; Philippine National Police

Plants eradicated19,000

Hectares0.195

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates16.78, 120.50

Coordinates are approximate.

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2023-11-07 Eradication PDEA and police destroy ₱2.12M marijuana plantation at Sitio Nakawa, San Gabriel, La Union Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 1 and the La Union Police Provincial Office destroyed a cannabis plantation at Sitio Nakawa, Barangay Lon-oy, San Gabriel, La Union on the morning of 7 November 2023. The plantation covered approximately 1,950 square metres. Officers uprooted and burned on site 10,500 seedlings and 8,500 fully grown plants, for a combined total of 19,000 plants with a reported value of ₱2.12 million. PDEA Ilocos Regional Director Joel Plaza confirmed the destruction; regional information officer Maripe De Guzman said in a 9 November interview that no arrests were made, with a suspect identified but still undergoing verification. The cultivator would face charges under Section 16, Article II of Republic Act 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. https://pia.gov.ph/news/pdea-pnp-destroy-marijuana-plantation-in-la-union-town/ Philippines eradication campaigns (2023) Philippines La Union San Gabriel Lon-oy 16° 46' 48.00" N, 120° 30' 0.00" E Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Philippine National Police 0.195 19000