Authorities seized dried marijuana leaves worth over P10.3 million in Kibungan, Benguet.
Police said officers were manning a checkpoint in Barangay Poblacion when a vehicle stopped about 100 meters away on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Two men reportedly got out of the vehicle and fled, leaving the driver’s side door open.
When police checked the vehicle, they found 42 tubular forms and four sacks of dried marijuana leaves weighing a total of 86 kilograms.
Authorities are now conducting a follow-up investigation and hot pursuit operation to identify and arrest the suspects, as of press time.
