Two drug suspects, incl social media fig Cesar Manalo, arrested; PHP3.7M shabu seized

Two suspects were arrested and PHP3.7 million worth of shabu was seized during an anti-drug operation in Zamboanga City on Wednesday morning.

The suspects, Cesar Manalo, 27, and Alkaber Bahari, 21, were apprehended at 6:15 a.m. in Sitio Asinan, Barangay Kasanyangan.

Confiscated items included 550 grams of suspected shabu, a .38-caliber revolver, buy-bust money, and a backpack.

Manalo previously went viral on social media for brandishing a firearm to intimidate civilians and faces drug charges with an outstanding arrest warrant for grave threats.

In a separate operation on Monday, joint forces from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and ZCPO arrested three suspects and seized PHP81,600 worth of shabu in Sitio Picnic Ground, Barangay Tugbungan.