News:2026-04-08/Enforcement/police-destroy-400-marijuana-plants-in-sohoton-badian-cebu

News record8 April 2026EradicationPhilippines eradication campaigns (2026)

Police destroy 400 marijuana plants in Sohoton, Badian, Cebu

Approximately 400 fully grown cannabis plants were uprooted and burned on site during a joint eradication operation in Sitio Lawaan, Barangay Sohoton, Badian, Cebu on the afternoon of 8 April 2026. The plantation was first spotted by the 703rd Major Combat Operation during a preventive patrol in a remote mountainous area, prompting a joint operation involving Badian Municipal Police Station, Dalaguete Municipal Police Station, Regional Intelligence Division 7, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. The Dangerous Drugs Board valuation was ₱80,000. Ten stalks were preserved for chemical examination at the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory. Police identified the alleged cultivator as a 45-year-old farmer resident of Barangay Manlapay, Dalaguete, already in custody from a separate arrest the previous day. Charges under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared.

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Date8 Apr 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofPhilippines eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryPhilippines

State / provinceCebu

District / areaBadian

LocalitySohoton

AgencyPhilippine National Police; Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency

Plants eradicated400

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates9.89, 123.45

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-04-08 Eradication Police destroy 400 marijuana plants in Sohoton, Badian, Cebu Approximately 400 fully grown cannabis plants were uprooted and burned on site during a joint eradication operation in Sitio Lawaan, Barangay Sohoton, Badian, Cebu on the afternoon of 8 April 2026. The plantation was first spotted by the 703rd Major Combat Operation during a preventive patrol in a remote mountainous area, prompting a joint operation involving Badian Municipal Police Station, Dalaguete Municipal Police Station, Regional Intelligence Division 7, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. The Dangerous Drugs Board valuation was ₱80,000. Ten stalks were preserved for chemical examination at the Philippine National Police Crime Laboratory. Police identified the alleged cultivator as a 45-year-old farmer resident of Barangay Manlapay, Dalaguete, already in custody from a separate arrest the previous day. Charges under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 are being prepared. https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/714934/badian-marijuana-plants-worth-%E2%82%B180k-uprooted-burned Philippines eradication campaigns (2026) Philippines Cebu Badian Sohoton 9° 53' 24.00" N, 123° 27' 0.00" E Philippine National Police Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 400 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/files/2026/04/IMG 6842-1.jpg