1.   Police and soldiers raided a major marijuana plantation Thursday in a southern Philippine hinterland but several armed men guarding it were able to escape, a police official said.

2.   It was the second major marijuana bust in weeks.

3.   It was the second major marijuana find at the same checkpoint.

4.   It is also a major marijuana producer.

5.   It is commonly found in the Northland region, an area of high unemployment, rural poverty and major marijuana growing and consumption problems.

6.   A former Thai legislator allegedly involved in a major marijuana smuggling operation was sent back to a California jail Friday after a US judge denied his bail request.