180 marijuana plants seized in Lanao del Sur

The pots of marijuana plants discovered and seized from the rooftop of a house in Balindong, Lanao del Sur. Divina Suson / INQUIRER MINDANAO

MARAWI CITY – Police authorities on Wednesday said they have seized 180 marijuana plants being grown on the rooftop of a house in Balindong, Lanao del Sur but failed to arrest anybody.

Chief Inspector Alvison Mustapha, police chief of Balindong, said the house, owned by Ali Langco, was just a few meters away from the municipal hall.

Mustapha said Langco and his son-in-law, Moner Sangcopan, had fled before the police came on Tuesday after receiving a tip about their activities.

Sangcopan was tagged as the grower of the marijuana plants, which were planted on individual pots.

Aside from the plants, the police also recovered dried leaves from the house.

“It’s an indication that they have been doing it for a long time already.

It took us long to discover it because the plants were on the rooftop of the two-storey house,” Mustapha said.

He said the police had filed charges relating to the anti-drugs law against Sangcopan and Langco, who were still being hunted down.