Father-and-son nabbed for “marijuana” cultivation in Leyte

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
October 14, 2013

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – A farmer and his son were nabbed by authorities for cultivating marijuana plants in their farmland in an upland village in Burauen town in Leyte, some 43 kilometers southwest from Tacloban City, the regional capital.

Arrested were Alexander Redubla, 52, and his son Axel, 18, after policemen from Burauen police station led by PCInsp. Federico Sanchez swooped down their farmland in Brgy. Cali after receiving tips from an informant that the two are cultivating marijuana plants in the area, according to Eastern Visayas police director PCSupt. Elmer R. Soria.

Soria informed that the operation at past 2:00 p.m. Friday resulted in the confiscation and uprooting of 12 stalks of fully-grown marijuana plants weighing more or less three and half kilos.

The lawmen also seized one homemade shotgun, locally known as “bardog” from the suspects, he added.

Inventory of the seized marijuana plants were witnessed by Brgy. Chairman Lolita Ala, Kagawad Danilo Moralina and Erick Tupaz of DYVL radio station.

Arrested persons and confiscated items were brought to Burauen police station for proper disposition as criminal charges are being prepared against them.

Section 16 of Republic Act 9165 or Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 states that the cultivation of cannabis, popularly known as “marijuana” or “Indian hemp”, carries a penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from P500,000 to P10 million pesos regardless of quantity.

Soria expressed gratitude to the information relayed by concerned civilians that led to the successful operation.