Manila, Feb. 11 -- The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Tuesday said its operatives seized explosive materials and arrested two individuals in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City on Feb. 6.

In a statement, CIDG chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III identified the suspects as alias "Arjemhar" and "Gamar" who were apprehended after a poseur buyer from the CIDG was able to negotiate for the purchase of explosive materials in Barangay Rio Hondo.

Seized during the operation were a total of 2,000 pieces of blasting caps, 2,000 pieces of improvised non-electric blasting caps, three rolls of safety fuse commercial, five pieces of plastic bags containing alleged trinitrotoluene or TNT, and two spool lights with pink detonatin...