CAMP EVANGELISTA—The joint anti-illegal drug operation of the 26th Infantry Battalion and the Loreto Municipal Police Station discovered two more marijuana plantations at the outskirts of Purok Bagul, Sitio Mactan, Brgy. Kasapa 1, Loreto, Agusan del Sur at 11:00 a.m. of October 15.
The 29,000 full-grown marijuana plants uprooted from the first site and 26,100 plants from the second were immediately turned over to the Provincial Police Office. The 54,600 fully grown marijuana have an estimated value of P13,775,000.
Recently, a joint operation seized a shabu den in Bunawan town of Agusan del Sur.
Lt. Colonel Rommel Pagayon, 26th IB commanding officer, said that “because of our strong coordination with the PNP we are successful in our operations. Just recently, we seized 4.6 million worth of shabu and arrested two drug personalities in Bunawan town. I could barely imagine the devastating effect of these illegal drugs when it falls in the hands of the people especially the innocent ones.”
Pagayon added that “I will not let these illegal activities to thrive in my area of responsibility. We will double or even triple our efforts just to ensure my area will be free from any kinds of illegal activities especially the illegal drug proliferation.”
It can be noted that the operation was conducted after the three-day Law Enforcement Operations Trainers Training held at the headquarters of the 4th Infantry Division in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City on October 10 to 13 this year.
For his part, Major Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., 4th ID commander, said “I once again congratulate our troops and our PNP counterpart. This is a very big achievement considering that the amount of seized marijuana could possibly destroy thousands of innocent lives. I urge everyone to give all the necessary information that would lead us to the location of these illegal activities. Together, we can solve this illegal drug menace and save our next generation.”