BUTUAN CITY ,Philippines – Operatives of various law enforcement agencies uprooted marijuana plants in a four-hectare plantation in Sitio Mactan, Barangay Kasapa 1, Loreto town in Surigao del Sur Thursday evening.
A report of the Caraga Philippine National Police (PNP) regional information office said government authorities discovered the marijuana plantations after conducting month-long surveillance operations in the area.
The uprooting and documentation process was on its third day as of yesterday given the huge volume of fully-grown marijuana plants.
But police authorities have yet to identify the owner of the land, saying they are still conducting an investigation of the incident.