Manila, Sept. 4 -- The intensified anti-illegal drug operations of the Bulacan police led to the arrest of a high-value individual (HVI) in Barangay San Marcos, Calumpit town, on Wednesday night.

In a statement Thursday morning, Bulacan provincial director Col. Angel A. Garcillano identified the suspect as alias "Sacho," 63, a tricycle driver and resident of Barangay San Marcos. The suspect was arrested by the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) of the Calumpit Municipal Police Station during a buy-bust operation at around 10:45 p.m.

Recovered from the suspect were 200 grams of suspected shabu with a street value of PHP1.36 million, a black sling bag, a weighing scale, assorted drug paraphernalia, empty sachets and the marked boodle mo...