News:2026-03-03/Enforcement/army-pdea-destroy-two-marijuana-plantations-worth-10-3m-in-kalingalan-caluang-sulu

News record3 March 2026EradicationPhilippines eradication campaigns (2026)

Army, PDEA destroy two marijuana plantations worth ₱10.3M in Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu

Joint operatives of the Philippine Army's 1102nd Infantry Brigade, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Sulu office, and police destroyed two cannabis plantations in Barangay Masjid Punjungan, Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu on 3 March 2026. The first site covered approximately 1,000 square metres with 5,500 fully grown plants; the second covered 2,000 square metres with 6,000 plants, for a combined 11,500 plants across 3,000 square metres with a reported value of ₱10.35 million. Plants were uprooted and burned on site. The PDEA is investigating to identify the cultivators. Brig. Gen. Alaric Avelino Delos Santos, commander of the 1102nd Infantry Brigade, credited inter-agency collaboration. The article notes this was the second destruction in Kalingalan Caluang in 2026; an earlier operation on 13 February 2026 destroyed plantations valued at ₱18.2 million in barangays Masjid Punjungan and Pitogo.

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Date3 Mar 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofPhilippines eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryPhilippines

State / provinceSulu

District / areaKalingalan Caluang

LocalityMasjid Punjungan

AgencyPhilippine Army 1102nd Infantry Brigade; Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency; Philippine National Police

Plants eradicated11,500

Hectares0.3

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates5.92, 121.29

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-03-03 Eradication Army, PDEA destroy two marijuana plantations worth ₱10.3M in Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu Joint operatives of the Philippine Army's 1102nd Infantry Brigade, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Sulu office, and police destroyed two cannabis plantations in Barangay Masjid Punjungan, Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu on 3 March 2026. The first site covered approximately 1,000 square metres with 5,500 fully grown plants; the second covered 2,000 square metres with 6,000 plants, for a combined 11,500 plants across 3,000 square metres with a reported value of ₱10.35 million. Plants were uprooted and burned on site. The PDEA is investigating to identify the cultivators. Brig. Gen. Alaric Avelino Delos Santos, commander of the 1102nd Infantry Brigade, credited inter-agency collaboration. The article notes this was the second destruction in Kalingalan Caluang in 2026; an earlier operation on 13 February 2026 destroyed plantations valued at ₱18.2 million in barangays Masjid Punjungan and Pitogo. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2190408/p10-3-million-marijuana-plants-uprooted-in-sulu Philippines eradication campaigns (2026) Philippines Sulu Kalingalan Caluang Masjid Punjungan 5° 55' 12.00" N, 121° 17' 24.00" E Philippine Army 1102nd Infantry Brigade Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Philippine National Police 0.3 11500