Pubdate: Fri, 04 Feb 2005
Source: Manila Standard (Philippines)
Copyright: 2005 Manila Standard
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P60M WORTH OF MARIJUANA PLANTS DESTROYED
IN BENGUET

Some P60 million worth of marijuana plants were destroyed during a
three-day uprooting operation in Benguet, reports reaching the
national office of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said.

Undersecretary Anselmo Avenido Jr., PDEA director general, said
300,000 fully grown marijuana plants were uprooted and destroyed in
Kibungan, Benguet by joint elements of the Special Enforcement Service
(PDEA-SES), PDEA-CAR, Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force, and the
Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (Isafp).

He said the destroyed marijuana plants have an estimated value of P60
million. They were planted in a 10-hectare land in the cliff
boundaries of Kibungan and Bakun, Benguet. Nobody was arrested during
the three-day operation.

Meanwhile, 60 kilos of dried marijuana leaves worth P1.5 million were
confiscated inside a Victory Liner Bus with plate no. NYB-795 at the
Victory Liner terminal in Barangay Calao East, Santiago City, Isabela
last weekend.

Avenido said the dried marijuana leaves were packed in two big
cigarette boxes and loaded by three men on board an owner-type jeep
who flagged down the bus in Tabuk, Kalinga Apayao. The boxes with
marijuana leaves inside were entrusted to the driver and conductor of
the bus by certain Marcelo Callejo Sr. 
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