IN Photos: P9M marijuana plants destroyed in Asturias

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least P9 million worth of marijuana plants were uprooted and burned in the mountain Barangay of Kaluangan, Asturias town in northwestern Cebu at around 4 p.m. today, March 7, 2020. According to…

Cops to stop marijuana cultivators in mountain brgys with bamboos

Alven Marie A. Timtim 02/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are planning to use bamboo plants to prevent marijuana cultivators from replanting marijuana plants in the mountain barangays of Cebu City. Police Lieutenant Colonel Randy Korret, Cebu City Police Office’s (CCPO) City…

Operations against loose firearms led to discovery of marijuana plantation site in upland Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Multiple operations, which were aimed to confiscate loose firearms in the mountain villages in Cebu City, have led police to discover a marijuana plantation in a timberland-classified lot. Police from the Cebu City…

Dangerous Drugs Board OKs cannabis use for epilepsy

Pocholo Conception 02/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — It’s one small step, but it’s practically one foot in the door. Advocates pushing for the legalization of cannabis (the scientific name of marijuana) as medicine scored a virtual victory when the Dangerous Drugs…

Man gives away free marijuana ‘because it’s Christmas,’ goes to jail

Ian Biong - INQUIRER.net 12/24/2019

As everyone is getting into the holiday spirit of giving, a man decided to give random people marijuana “because it was Christmas,” which landed him in jail in Florida, United States. Richard Ellis Spurrier, 67, was caught…

Lawyer caught with dried marijuana leaves at airport, posts bail

Alven Marie A. Timtim 11/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The lawyer, who was caught with dried marijuana leaves inside a cigarette pack while entering Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) at past 10 a.m. last Friday, November 15, 2019, has posted bail. According…

CPPO wants crops grown on former marijuana plantations in Balamban

Rosalie Abatayo 11/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) is considering to convert former marijuana plantations in Cebu’s midwest to croplands that residents can benefit from. Police Colonel Roderick Mariano, provincial director of CPPO, said the…

IBP Cebu City hopes due process of law will be given to arrested lawyer

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City Chapter expressed sadness over the arrest of member and Lawyer Caesar Tabotabo. Tabotabo was nabbed for alleged possession of marijuana at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Domestic…

Lawyer nabbed at Mactan airport for possession of marijuana

Norman V. Mendoza 11/15/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A 65-year-old lawyer was arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at Mactan-Cebu International Airport Domestic Terminal for possession of suspected dried Marijuana leaves, which were placed in a cigarette…

PDEA-7 uproots P8.6M worth of marijuana plants from Balamban plantation

Doris C. Bongcac 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers uprooted P8.6 million worth of marijuana plants from Sitio Quo, Barangay Gaas, Balamban town in midwestern Cebu on Tuesday morning, October 29, 2019. But they failed to arrest the three cultivators who…

Police to intensify campaign against marijuana

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Police believe that drug personalities are now shifting to marijuana with the anti-illegal drugs campaign currently focusing on shabu. Police Lieutenant Colonel Dominick Poblete, head of Second Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC), said this after…

P32 million worth of marijuana uprooted and burned in Balamban

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least 80,000 fully  grown marijuana plants with an estimated value of P32 million were uprooted and burned in Sitio Quo Barangay Gaas, Balamban town, Cebu, at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.…

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