Police operatives in Davao del Sur destroyed P3 million worth of marijuana plants and seedlings after its operations in Sitio Siman Da-ag, BarangayTacub, Kiblawan, Davao del Sur on Saturday (July 24).
Citing reports from Davao del Sur Provincial Police Office, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Guillermo Eleazar said that around 15,000 fully grown Marijuana plants were burned during anti-illegal drugs operations in said barangay.
The operation was launched by a composite team of the Special Operations Unit 11 (SOU 11) PNP Drug Enforcement Group, Kiblawan Mobile Force Company, 1st Davao del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company, and Philippine Army’s 39th Infantry Battalion.
Operatives raided two clandestine farms, the first site with total estimated land area of 600 square meters planted with 5,000 fully-grown marijuana plants with a value of P1 million and the second site with total estimated land area of 1000 square meters planted with 10,000 fully grown marijuana plants estimated to be worth P2 million.
Eleazar commended the police officers and its military counterpart involved in the operation.
“Patunay lamang ito na matatag ang ating inilatag na programang Intensified Cleanliness Policy upang matulungan ang komunidad na maging malinis sa iligal na droga at kriminalidad,” Eleazar said.
Further investigation is underway to identify the cultivators while all marijuana plants were immediately uprooted and burned on site.
“Mas lalo pa nating paiigtingin ang ating kampanya sa ilegal na droga at operasyon sa marijuana eradication sa buong bansa at tuluyang mawakasan ang iligal na pagtatanim at pagbebenta ng naturang halaman,” he said.
