A high-value drug suspect, identified as Hares Ibrahim, 50, was apprehended in Zamboanga City with over PHP2 million worth of suspected shabu.
The arrest occurred during a buy-bust operation on Sampaloc Drive, Barangay Baliwasan, on Wednesday night.
Following the initial arrest for selling a sachet of the illegal drug to an undercover officer, a subsequent search yielded six additional sachets.
The total confiscated illegal drug weighed 305 grams, with an estimated street value of PHP2,074,000.
In a separate operation, Valenzuela City Police arrested a 42-year-old car painter, identified only as "Medic", during a buy-bust operation.
Authorities recovered 101 grams of suspected shabu, with a street value of PHP686,800, from the suspect.
Both suspects are facing charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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