As the result of the weeklong anti-illegal drug operations of PROCOR, 10 drug personalities were arrested while Php 442,000.00 worth of marijuana was destroyed in the Cordillera on June 5-11, 2022.
Citing the records from the PROCOR’s Regional Operations Division (ROD), for the week, Kalinga PPO recorded the highest number of arrests with seven (4) arrested drug personalities followed by Baguio CPO, Benguet PPO and Ifugao PPO with two arrested drug personalities each.
In Kalinga, the arrested personalities were identified as Andrain Rodriguez, 33; Dawn Marie Agudo, 32; Hesus Sandino Laygo, 27; and Realyn Balane, 38.
In Baguio, the arrested personalities were identified as Gabriel Froilan Gasmeña, 28 and Lito Bucasas, 41.
In Benguet, the arrested personalities were identified as Alex Bacdayan, 70 and Loreto Brudo, 53 while in Ifugao, the arrested personalities were Badilio Tacio, 52; and Analyn Belita, 29.
The separate anti-illegal drugs operation conducted resulted in the seizure of a total of 1.03 grams of suspected shabu with a standard drug price (SDP) amounting to Php 7,004.00 and the confiscation of a total of 3,885.7 grams of marijuana leaves and stalks with an SDP of Php 466,284.00 and 3.77 grams of marijuana fruiting tops with an SDP of Php 452.09.
All arrested suspects are now facing charges for violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
Meanwhile, the continuous marijuana eradication operations being conducted by PROCOR have resulted in the destruction of a total of 2,000 fully grown marijuana plants (FGMJP) with an SDP of Php 400,000.00 and 1,000 pieces of marijuana seedlings with an SDP of Php 40,000.00 in Kalinga.
While in Ifugao, a total of 4 FGMJP with an SDP of Php 800.00 and 30 marijuana seedlings with an SDP of Php 1,200.00 were destroyed in a follow-up operation conducted by PROCOR operatives.