P2.5M worth of dried marijuana seized in Baguio City
According to a Super Radyo dzBB report by Luisito Santos on Saturday, PDEA Cordillera Administrative Region Director Derek Carreon said that two suspects, ages 43 and 52, were carrying 20 bricks of dried marijuana.
PDEA Cordillera is now in custody of the suspects, who will face charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
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