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|date=2026-01-09
|category=Enforcement
|title=Kalinga police destroy 159,100 marijuana plants across 20 operations in Tinglayan during holiday enforcement campaign
|summary=The Kalinga Police Provincial Office (KPPO) conducted 20 marijuana eradication operations in Tinglayan municipality from December 16, 2025 to January 6, 2026, destroying 159,100 fully grown cannabis plants with an estimated value of ₱31.76 million (approximately $550,000 USD). The operations were part of the Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) led by OIC Provincial Director Police Colonel Gilbert Fati-ig. Additional enforcement actions during the holiday period included four buy-bust operations resulting in seven drug-related arrests and seizure of 11.45 grams of methamphetamine and 347.6 grams of dried marijuana leaves and stalks valued at ₱99,172. KPPO indicated plans to continue collaboration with local government units to sustain peace and order operations.
|source=https://pia.gov.ph/news/kalinga-police-reports-success-in-anti-crime-drug-eradication-operations/
|part_of_campaign=Philippines eradication campaigns (2025); Phillippines eradication campaigns (2026)
|country=Philippines
|admin1=Cordillera Administrative Region
|admin2=Kalinga
|locality=Tinglayan
|coordinates=17.3, 121.5
|growing_region=Cordillera Central
|agency=Kalinga Police Provincial Office (KPPO); Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO)
|plants=159100
}}