Manila, Feb. 6 -- Government anti-drug operatives have arrested five suspects and confiscated PHP14 million worth of illegal drugs in separate operations in Manila, Caloocan City, and Pampanga province.

In a statement on Thursday, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin said Northern Police District-District Drug Enforcement Unit (NPD-DDEU) in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested three high-value individuals (HVIs) in a buy-bust operation at 12:10 a.m. Thursday at San Lorenzo Ruiz, Barangay 185 in Caloocan City.

The operatives seized 1,170 grams of shabu worth PHP7.96 million from the suspects identified as alias "Tomboy", alias "Meng," and alias "Halem".

They w...