News:2026-03-17/Enforcement/police-destroy-20m-marijuana-plantation-in-kimbutan-dupax-del-sur-10-311-plants-uprooted

17 March 2026

Philippines eradication campaigns (2026)

Enforcement

Philippines·Nueva Vizcaya·Dupax del Sur·Kimbutan

Police destroy ₱20M marijuana plantation in Kimbutan, Dupax del Sur; 10,311 plants uprooted

On 17 March 2026, police led by Dupax del Sur Municipal Police chief Maj. Anthony Ayungo destroyed a 1,200-square-metre cannabis plantation in Sitio Gunot, Barangay Kimbutan, Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya. Authorities uprooted 10,311 fully grown plants with a reported street value of ₱20 million. The site had been discovered a day earlier, on 16 March, during routine monitoring, and was accessible only after an approximately four-hour mountain trek from the barangay proper. The operation included personnel from the 2nd Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Mobile Force Company, the Provincial Intelligence Unit, the Provincial Drug Enforcement Group, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, with barangay officials, media, and Department of Justice personnel present as witnesses. No arrests were made. Ayungo described the terrain as deliberately prepared for cultivation, citing the remote location as evidence of organised operation. Samples were retained for forensic analysis, and the remainder of the material was burned on site.

Source: https://pia.gov.ph/news/nueva-vizcaya-cops-destroy-p20m-worth-of-marijuana-plants/

2026-03-17 Enforcement Police destroy ₱20M marijuana plantation in Kimbutan, Dupax del Sur; 10,311 plants uprooted On 17 March 2026, police led by Dupax del Sur Municipal Police chief Maj. Anthony Ayungo destroyed a 1,200-square-metre cannabis plantation in Sitio Gunot, Barangay Kimbutan, Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya. Authorities uprooted 10,311 fully grown plants with a reported street value of ₱20 million. The site had been discovered a day earlier, on 16 March, during routine monitoring, and was accessible only after an approximately four-hour mountain trek from the barangay proper. The operation included personnel from the 2nd Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Mobile Force Company, the Provincial Intelligence Unit, the Provincial Drug Enforcement Group, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, with barangay officials, media, and Department of Justice personnel present as witnesses. No arrests were made. Ayungo described the terrain as deliberately prepared for cultivation, citing the remote location as evidence of organised operation. Samples were retained for forensic analysis, and the remainder of the material was burned on site. https://pia.gov.ph/news/nueva-vizcaya-cops-destroy-p20m-worth-of-marijuana-plants/ Philippines eradication campaigns (2026) Philippines Nueva Vizcaya Dupax del Sur Kimbutan 16° 8' 24.00" N, 121° 13' 48.00" E Philippine National Police; Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 0.12