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NewsEradication30 January 2026

PDEA destroys ₱48.9M worth of marijuana in four-day Sugpon–Kibungan boundary campaign

Part of Philippines eradication campaigns (2026)

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 1, working with the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office and local police units, conducted a series of coordinated eradication operations across the mountainous boundary of Sugpon, Ilocos Sur and Kibungan, Benguet from 27 to 30 January 2026. The combined operations destroyed cannabis reportedly valued at ₱48.9 million. A 27–28 January operation in Barangay Licungan, Sugpon destroyed approximately 46,750 fully grown plants across multiple plantation sites covering 10,450 square metres. A 28–29 January operation in the disputed-boundary area between Barangay Licungan (Sugpon) and Barangay Tacadang (Kibungan, Benguet) cleared 15,400 square metres of rugged terrain planted with mature cannabis valued at ₱12.97 million. A 29–30 January operation destroyed 126,900 fully grown plants and approximately 10 kilograms of dried cannabis across 28,950 square metres, valued at ₱26.58 million. PDEA Region 1 information officer Mariepe de Guzman confirmed the campaign on 30 January, and PDEA Regional Director Atty. Benjamin Gaspi framed the joint operations as preventing illegal drugs from reaching communities.

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PlaceLicungan; TacadangSugpon; KibunganIlocos Sur; BenguetPhilippines

Growing regionCordillera Central

Growing areaKibungan

AgencyPhilippine Drug Enforcement Agency; Philippine National Police

Plants eradicated173,650

Hectares5.48

Approximate location16.77, 120.65

Quantities as reported by the source.

More from this series

• 1 Oct 2026Police uproot and burn about 2,500 cannabis seedlings at Sitio Lubban in Kayapa, Bakun
• 27 Sep 2026Police and PDEA uproot and burn about 3,000 marijuana plants at Licungan in Sugpon on the Benguet boundary
• 14 Sep 2026PDEA-led team uproots about 36,000 marijuana plants at Saclit in Sadanga
• 11 Sep 2026Police destroy 5,200 marijuana plants at Sitio Nagawa in Sugpon
• 10 Sep 2026PDEA and police uproot 10,960 marijuana plants on the Ilocos Sur and Benguet boundary
• 29 Aug 2026Police uproot 4,660 marijuana plants at four plantations on the Mt. Teba boundary in Sugpon

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2026-01-30 Eradication PDEA destroys ₱48.9M worth of marijuana in four-day Sugpon–Kibungan boundary campaign The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 1, working with the Ilocos Sur Police Provincial Office and local police units, conducted a series of coordinated eradication operations across the mountainous boundary of Sugpon, Ilocos Sur and Kibungan, Benguet from 27 to 30 January 2026. The combined operations destroyed cannabis reportedly valued at ₱48.9 million. A 27–28 January operation in Barangay Licungan, Sugpon destroyed approximately 46,750 fully grown plants across multiple plantation sites covering 10,450 square metres. A 28–29 January operation in the disputed-boundary area between Barangay Licungan (Sugpon) and Barangay Tacadang (Kibungan, Benguet) cleared 15,400 square metres of rugged terrain planted with mature cannabis valued at ₱12.97 million. A 29–30 January operation destroyed 126,900 fully grown plants and approximately 10 kilograms of dried cannabis across 28,950 square metres, valued at ₱26.58 million. PDEA Region 1 information officer Mariepe de Guzman confirmed the campaign on 30 January, and PDEA Regional Director Atty. Benjamin Gaspi framed the joint operations as preventing illegal drugs from reaching communities. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1268061 Philippines eradication campaigns (2026) Philippines Ilocos Sur Benguet Sugpon Kibungan Licungan Tacadang 16° 46' 12.00" N, 120° 39' 0.00" E Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Philippine National Police 5.48 173650 Kibungan Cordillera Central