P186-million marijuana plants burned

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – More than 600,000 fully grown marijuana plants and 200,000 seedlings worth at least P186 million that were uprooted at the remote Isabela-Kalinga boundary were burned yesterday.

In a report to Chief Superintendent Roberto Damian, Cagayan Valley police director, Senior Superintendent Pedro Cuntapay, regional police community relations chief, said the illegal plants were discovered by a joint police-Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency team in Sitio Bangabang, which lies at the boundary of Quezon, Isabela; Tabuk, Kalinga; and Enrile, Cagayan. – Charlie Lagasca