ANTI-CANNABIS OPERATIONS. Col. Noel Baluyan, chief of Task Group Cebu, Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) chief Police Colonel Manuel Abrugena, and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA-7) Director Wardley Getalla witness the ceremonial burning of marijuana plants that were confiscated during the joint uprooting operations, held at old Regional Training Center 7, Barangay Gaas, Balamban, Cebu, March 1, 2019. (Photo courtesy of 302nd Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army)
The Philippine Army in Cebu on Monday said it will continue to deploy troops in civilian law enforcement agencies to participate in marijuana uprooting operations at the hinterlands of Metro Cebu.
This, as it successfully joined in the operations on Friday (March 1) in Sitio Agop Daku, Barangay Gaas in Balamban, Cebu that uprooted PHP4.6-million worth of marijuana (Cannabis sativa).
Col. Noel Baluyan, chief of Task Group Cebu, said the joint operation of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Central Visayas, Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO), and the task group was part of the military’s commitment to assist other agencies in the campaign eradicating cannabis plants in the mountain barangays of the province.
Baluyan said troops under his command are ready to provide support to PDEA and CPPO in future operations against marijuana cultivators in central Cebu’s mountain barangays.
“The 302nd Infantry (Achiever) Brigade will continue its unwavering efforts in support of law enforcement agencies in eradicating all forms of illegal drugs within Region 7,” Baluyan, who is also the concurrent deputy commander of the Brigade, said in a statement.
Soldiers from the 47th Infantry Battalion’s Bravo Company led by 1Lt. Jayrod Cabahug also joined the agents from PDEA-7 and policemen from CPPO in the uprooting operation in the said place. The 47-IB is under the operational control (OpCon) of the 302nd Brigade.
The joint operatives conducted an on-site burning of 11,500 stalks of fully-grown marijuana plants at the old Regional Training Center (RTC-7) which is also situated in Barangay Gaas in Balamban.
Baluyan said CPPO Director, Police Colonel Manuel Abrugena, and PDEA-7, Regional Director Wardley Getalla also witnessed the ceremonial burning of uprooted stalks.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1063595
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