News:2026-04-17/Enforcement/police-destroy-2-2m-marijuana-plantation-in-loreto-agusan-del-sur

17 April 2026

Philippines eradication campaigns (2026)

Enforcement

Philippines·Agusan del Sur·Loreto·Kasapa 1

Police destroy ₱2.2M marijuana plantation in Loreto, Agusan del Sur

The Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office, with support from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and other provincial police units, destroyed a cannabis plantation at Sitio Bagtok, Barangay Kasapa 1, Loreto, Agusan del Sur on 17 April 2026. Authorities uprooted 11,000 mature plants and 300 seedlings across an approximately 15,000-square-metre site in upland terrain. The seized material was valued at more than ₱2.2 million at standard drug price. ADSPPO Director Col. Yahya Bustamante Yusup identified the alleged cultivator only by the alias "Gusion," described as a local farmer who remained at large at the time of reporting. Yusup credited community support for the discovery and eradication of the site.

Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1273148

2026-04-17 Enforcement Police destroy ₱2.2M marijuana plantation in Loreto, Agusan del Sur The Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office, with support from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and other provincial police units, destroyed a cannabis plantation at Sitio Bagtok, Barangay Kasapa 1, Loreto, Agusan del Sur on 17 April 2026. Authorities uprooted 11,000 mature plants and 300 seedlings across an approximately 15,000-square-metre site in upland terrain. The seized material was valued at more than ₱2.2 million at standard drug price. ADSPPO Director Col. Yahya Bustamante Yusup identified the alleged cultivator only by the alias "Gusion," described as a local farmer who remained at large at the time of reporting. Yusup credited community support for the discovery and eradication of the site. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1273148 Philippines eradication campaigns (2026) Philippines Agusan del Sur Loreto Kasapa 1 8° 10' 48.00" N, 125° 46' 12.00" E Philippine National Police; Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 1.5