P12M worth of marijuana plants destroyed in Mountain Province

SADANGA, Mountain Province — Authorities burned about P12 million worth of marijuana plants in a joint operation on Saturday, April 18, 2026, along the boundary of Saclit, Sadanga and Tinglayan, Kalinga.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Cordillera (PDEA-CAR), with police units, found around 60,000 fully grown marijuana plants spread across a 5,000-square-meter plantation.

PDEA said they uprooted and burned the plants on-site, then buried the ashes following proper disposal procedures.

No one was arrested, but authorities are working to identify those behind the plantation.