News:2026-03-29/Enforcement/pnp-destroys-28-5m-worth-of-marijuana-in-24-operations-across-benguet-and-kalinga

News record29 March 2026EradicationPhilippines eradication campaigns (2026)

PNP destroys ₱28.5M worth of marijuana in 24 operations across Benguet and Kalinga

The Philippine National Police conducted 24 eradication operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region from 23 to 29 March 2026, destroying cannabis with a reported street value of ₱28.5 million. In Benguet, 22 operations uncovered more than 80,000 fully grown plants and over 57 kilograms of dried cannabis valued at nearly ₱23 million. Two operations in Kalinga destroyed 28,000 plants valued at ₱5.6 million. PNP chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. described the campaign as a "non-stop" effort to eradicate cultivation at source and again called for community reporting of suspected plantations.

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Date29 Mar 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofPhilippines eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryPhilippines

State / provinceBenguet; Kalinga

AgencyPhilippine National Police

Plants eradicated108,000

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2026-03-29 Eradication PNP destroys ₱28.5M worth of marijuana in 24 operations across Benguet and Kalinga The Philippine National Police conducted 24 eradication operations in the Cordillera Administrative Region from 23 to 29 March 2026, destroying cannabis with a reported street value of ₱28.5 million. In Benguet, 22 operations uncovered more than 80,000 fully grown plants and over 57 kilograms of dried cannabis valued at nearly ₱23 million. Two operations in Kalinga destroyed 28,000 plants valued at ₱5.6 million. PNP chief Police General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. described the campaign as a "non-stop" effort to eradicate cultivation at source and again called for community reporting of suspected plantations. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/981856/marijuana-pnp-operations-benguet-kalinga/story/ Philippines eradication campaigns (2026) Philippines Benguet Kalinga Philippine National Police 108000 https://images.gmanews.tv/webpics/2026/03/PNP marijuana destruction Cordillera 3-29-2026 2026 03 30 03 50 11.jpg