Manila, May 3 -- A buy-bust operation on Thursday evening here resulted in the arrest of two individuals and the confiscation of approximately 250 grams of methamphetamine ("shabu") with an estimated street value of PHP1.7 million.

In a report released Friday, the Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) identified the arrested suspects as "Jibby," 32, a resident of Barangay 1, Cabadbaran City, and "Jason," 38, residing in Barangay Dona Rosario, Tubay, Agusan del Norte.

"The suspects were placed under close surveillance by our operatives following a credible tip from a concerned local informant indicating their involvement in the illegal drug trade," PRO-13 director, Brigadier General Christopher Abrahano, was quoted in the ...