PHIn Ilocos Sur and Benguet, Philippines, law enforcement destroyed two large marijuana plantations containing approximately 40,000 mature plants and 40 kilograms of dried cannabis material valued at around PHP 12.8 million. The operation was carried out by the Ilocos Sur Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit and other agencies. During a week-long anti-drug campaign from July 15 to 21, 78 suspects were arrested, and illegal drugs worth PHP 14.58 million were seized. One notable arrest involved a high-value suspect in Cabugao town, who was found with 55 grams of suspected shabu (methamphetamine) valued at PHP 374,000.
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