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P2.19-M Marijuana Plants Uprooted Along Ilocos Sur-Benguet Border
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) uprooted and destroyed an estimated P2.19 million worth of marijuana plants during a two-day operation along the disputed border of Ilocos Sur and Benguet, aimed at eradicating drug production in the region.
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