NBI, PDEA seize P15.4 million in marijuana in Kalinga

The National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Kalinga seized P15.4 Million worth of marijuana in a joint operation in Kalinga.

According to a Tuesday statement, the joint operation conducted by the PDEA and the NBI took place on August 16 at two fully-grown marijuana plantation sites spanning 15,400  square meters.

“The marijuana plants were uprooted, photographed, inventoried, and burned on-site by the joint operatives,” the statement read.

The NBI will continue with the investigation to catch the owners and cultivators of the plantation. — DVM, GMA Integrated News