News:2025-06-03/Trafficking/police-seize-3-5m-worth-of-dried-marijuana-from-abandoned-vehicle-in-la-trinidad-benguet

3 June 2025

Trafficking

Philippines·Benguet·La Trinidad·Upper Wangal

Police seize ₱3.5M worth of dried marijuana from abandoned vehicle in La Trinidad, Benguet

Approximately 30 kilograms of dried cannabis in tubular form were recovered from an abandoned vehicle at Barangay Upper Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet on 3 June 2025. The material, reported at an estimated street value of ₱3.5 million, was seized by anti-illegal drug authorities in the Cordillera and subsequently destroyed at Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad on 14 July 2025 in a joint destruction ceremony led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Cordillera office and the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region. The original seizure yielded no arrests; the article did not identify the vehicle occupants. PRO CAR Regional Director Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. framed the destruction as a warning to those involved in the cultivation, transport, and distribution of illegal drugs in the region, and PDEA CAR Regional Director Derrick Carreon acknowledged the inter-agency partnership at the ceremony. Presumptive chemical screening for tetrahydrocannabinol was performed before the material was burned and certificates of destruction signed by the panel.

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2025-06-03 Trafficking Police seize ₱3.5M worth of dried marijuana from abandoned vehicle in La Trinidad, Benguet Approximately 30 kilograms of dried cannabis in tubular form were recovered from an abandoned vehicle at Barangay Upper Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet on 3 June 2025. The material, reported at an estimated street value of ₱3.5 million, was seized by anti-illegal drug authorities in the Cordillera and subsequently destroyed at Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad on 14 July 2025 in a joint destruction ceremony led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Cordillera office and the Police Regional Office Cordillera Administrative Region. The original seizure yielded no arrests; the article did not identify the vehicle occupants. PRO CAR Regional Director Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. framed the destruction as a warning to those involved in the cultivation, transport, and distribution of illegal drugs in the region, and PDEA CAR Regional Director Derrick Carreon acknowledged the inter-agency partnership at the ceremony. Presumptive chemical screening for tetrahydrocannabinol was performed before the material was burned and certificates of destruction signed by the panel. https://pia.gov.ph/news/pdea-pnp-destroy-p3-5m-worth-of-marijuana-in-benguet/ Philippines Benguet La Trinidad Upper Wangal 16° 28' 12.00" N, 120° 34' 48.00" E