Over P12 million worth of marijuana plants destroyed in Sulu

Over P12 million worth of marijuana plants were destroyed by anti-narcotics operatives in Sulu province, the Philippine National Police said. | FArgosinoINQ

MANILA, Philippines — Over P12 million worth of marijuana plants were destroyed by anti-narcotics operatives in Sulu province, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday.

According to the PNP, its operatives discovered the massive marijuana plantation, approximately 15,000 square meters wide, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Sitio Tubig Baba, Barangay Pitogo, Kalingalan Caluang.Based on the report, the plantation contained fully grown marijuana plants worth P12,900,000, which were uprooted and destroyed by authorities last June 6.

Meanwhile, three samples of the uprooted plants were turned over to the Sulu Provincial Crime Laboratory Office for further examination.

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