Manila, Feb. 5 -- Two suspects were arrested and PHP3.7 million worth of shabu was seized during an anti-drug operation here Wednesday morning, authorities reported.

Col. Kimberly Molitas, acting director of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), identified the suspects as Cesar Manalo, 27, and Alkaber Bahari, 21.

Molitas said the suspects were apprehended at 6:15 a.m. in Sitio Asinan, Barangay Kasanyangan. Confiscated items included 550 grams of suspected shabu in 11 plastic sachets, a .38-caliber revolver, buy-bust money, and a backpack.

Police records showed that Manalo, a resident of Barangay Tugbungan, previously went viral on social media for brandishing a firearm to intimidate civilians. He faces drug charges and has an outsta...