Anti – narcos haul P42-M marijuana in Tinglayan
ANTI – NARCOTICS operatives in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) last week uprooted P42 million worth of marijuana plants in Tinglayan, Kalinga.
In a belated police report, the operation was conducted by joint operatives from the Kalinga Provincial Police Office Provincial Intelligence Branch (PPO – PIB), Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), Tinglayan Municipal Police Station, Kalinga Provincial Mobil force Command, Police Regional Office – Cordillera DEU, Regional Intelligence Dvivision, 1503rd Regional Mobile Force Batallion 15 (RFMB), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) - Kalinga, PDEA Mt. Province, PDEA Region 1, PDEA Region 2 and PDEA 4B.
Authorities conducted the uprooting of illegal weeds in two sites in Loccong, Tinglayan on July 29 and 30.
The joint operation led to the uprooting of 210,000 marijuana planted in two sites estimated at 8,000 square meters.
Police however failed to apprehend any cultivator.
In another operation, a high value target, identified as James Bagni was nabbed in Sitio Dantay, Alab Oriente, Bontoc, and Mountain Province on July 23 during the implementation of a search warrant which led to the confiscation and seizure of two sachet of suspected shabu.
Four more individuals were caught in a buy-bust operation after they sold sachets of suspected shabu to anti – narcotics operatives who acted as poseur buyers.
On July 29, Laurence Ralph Erise was apprehended along Zapote Road, Laya East, Tabuk City, Kalinga which resulted to the confiscation of five sachets of suspected shabu and P1,000 buy bust money.
A 17 – year - old minor from La Trinidad, Benguet was taken into custody after he
was caught in Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet in the afternoon of July 20 with one plastic sachet containing suspected shabu , P1,000 buy-bust money, and one cellular phone.
On July 21, Martin Cadap Bataclao, 29, a resident of Lower Magsaysay, Baguio City was apprehended at Balite, Longlong-Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet who was caught with three plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, a cellular phone and P1,000 buy-bust money.
On July 23, Rizalino Inway was caught in Loo, Buguias, Benguet with two plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, drug paraphernalia, a cellular phone and P1,000 buy-bust money.
Cases for violation of the Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 were filed against all the suspects.